The defense attorney acknowledged that Judge Jeffrey Ferguson is an alcoholic who was arguing with his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, before pulling the gun that killed her out of his ankle holster, but denied that the Aug. 3, 2023 killing was intentional.

Defense attorneys started their case on Monday in the trial of an Orange County judge who is accused of fatally shooting his wife at the family’s home in 2023. A video showing the defendant, 74-year-old Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson,

The lawyer for a Southern California judge has acknowledged that his client fired the deadly shot that killed his wife, but he contends it was an accident

A Southern California judge charged with the murder of his wife took the stand Monday to testify in his own defense, telling the courtroom he accidentally shot her with the gun he carried in an ankle holster.

The defense delivered its opening statement on Monday in the trial of an Orange County judge who is accused of fatally shooting his wife at the family’s home in 2023. KTLA's Chip Yost reports live on Feb.

The man accused of murdering the wife of an organized crime money launderer testified he shot the couple after he "panicked" while trying to carjack the victims' Bentley.