An Orange County Superior Court judge bickering with his wife in a drunken rage at their Anaheim Hills home pointed a gun at her and finished the argument with a fatal shot, a prosecutor argued Wednesday, while the defendant’s attorney said it was an accident and forensic evidence from the government proves it.
Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, is charged with murder with sentencing enhancements for discharge of a gun causing death and the personal use of a gun for the Aug. 3, 2023, death of his 65-year-old wife, Sheryl. Jurors will begin deliberating after closing arguments and will consider whether the shooting was second-degree murder or involuntary manslaughter if they do not acquit him.
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