{"id":1998570,"date":"2023-08-12T05:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T09:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-judge-whos-charged-with-murder-texted-court-staff-that-he-shot-his-wife-prosecutors-say\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T05:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T09:31:06","slug":"california-judge-whos-charged-with-murder-texted-court-staff-that-he-shot-his-wife-prosecutors-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-judge-whos-charged-with-murder-texted-court-staff-that-he-shot-his-wife-prosecutors-say\/","title":{"rendered":"California judge accused of murder allegedly texted court staff confessing to shooting his wife, prosecutors claim."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-judge-whos-charged-with-murder-texted-court-staff-that-he-shot-his-wife-prosecutors-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1998570&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Southern California \u2063Judge Charged with Murder\u200d After Shooting Wife During Argument<\/h2>\n<p>A shocking incident unfolded \u200din \u2063Santa Ana, California, as Orange County Superior \u200cCourt Judge Jeffrey \u2063Ferguson was charged with\u2064 murder after allegedly shooting \u2063his wife \u2062during an argument while under the influence of alcohol. The \u2063prosecution \u200brevealed that immediately after \u200bthe incident, Judge Ferguson sent text messages to his \u200dcourt clerk and bailiff confessing to the crime, stating,\u2063 &#8220;I just lost it. I just shot my wife. I won&#8217;t be in tomorrow. I\u2064 will be in custody. I&#8217;m so sorry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200bbeing released on $1 million \u2064bail, \u2063prosecutors are now seeking stricter\u2064 bail conditions to ensure\u200d public safety and prevent the judge from fleeing.\u200b This \u2062decision comes after authorities discovered a staggering arsenal of 47 legally \u2064owned weapons, including the pistol used in the shooting, along with over 26,000 rounds of ammunition at Judge Ferguson&#8217;s Anaheim \u200bhome. Notably, a registered rifle is still \u2064missing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related \u2062Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/afghan-asylum-seeker-convicted-of-murder-had-been-flagged-up-to-prevent-5456299\">Afghan Asylum Seeker Convicted of Murder Had Been\u200d Flagged \u2063up to \u200cPrevent<\/a> -\u200b 8\/10\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/man-jailed-for-life-after-murdering-10-month-old-stepson-5446280\">Man Jailed for Life \u200cAfter Murdering \u200d10-Month-Old Stepson<\/a> \u200d- 8\/5\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The tragic incident occurred\u2063 after \u2064an argument\u200b between Judge Ferguson and his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, at a restaurant on August 3. The altercation escalated when\u200b they returned home to their upscale neighborhood \u2062in Anaheim Hills. According to\u2064 court documents, during the argument,\u200d Sheryl \u2062made a provocative comment, leading Judge Ferguson to draw a pistol from his \u2064ankle \u200bholster and\u2063 shoot her in the chest.<\/p>\n<p>Their \u2064adult\u2064 son immediately called 911, \u200binforming the authorities that his \u200dfather had consumed excessive alcohol and shot his mother. Judge Ferguson also made a vague \u200b911 call, refusing to discuss \u2063the \u2062shooting but\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-zealand-allows-euthanasia-for-coronavirus-patients-in-some-circumstances\/\" title=\"New Zealand Allows Euthanasia for Coronavirus Patients \u2018in Some Circumstances\u2019\">requesting medical assistance<\/a>\u2062 for his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Upon the arrival \u2062of officers, Judge Ferguson exhibited signs\u2064 of alcohol consumption and expressed \u200cremorse, saying, &#8220;Oh man, I can&#8217;t\u200c believe I \u2064did this.&#8221; He was subsequently arrested and released\u2062 the\u200d following day, with\u200b his arraignment scheduled for September 1.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors\u2063 have now formally charged Judge Ferguson\u2062 with \u200bmurder, \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-judge-whos-charged-with-murder-texted-court-staff-that-he-shot-his-wife-prosecutors-say\/\" title=\"California judge accused of murder allegedly texted court staff confessing to shooting his wife, prosecutors claim.\">including weapons-related enhancements<\/a>. They are seeking additional measures such as\u200b surrendering \u200dhis passport, wearing an\u200c ankle monitor, and abstaining from alcohol and firearms.<\/p>\n<p>While Judge Ferguson&#8217;s \u2062attorneys, Paul Meyer\u200b and John\u200c Barnett, issued \u200da brief statement asserting\u2064 that the incident was an accident, they declined to \u200dprovide further details. &#8220;This is a tragedy for the entire Ferguson\u200b family. \u2064It was an accident and nothing more,&#8221; they stated.<\/p>\n<p>With a \u2062judicial career spanning\u2063 since 2015, Judge Ferguson presides over criminal cases in Fullerton, Orange \u2064County. He\u2064 began his legal journey in \u20641983\u200b at the \u2062Orange County District Attorney&#8217;s \u200bOffice, specializing \u200cin narcotics \u200bcases and earning\u200d several accolades. From \u200c2012 to 2014,\u200c he served as the president of the North Orange County Bar Association.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Judge Ferguson faced admonishment from the Commission on Judicial Performance for posting a statement on Facebook \u2063that displayed\u2063 a disregard for the \u200ctruth\u200c and for maintaining Facebook friendships with attorneys appearing before\u2064 him in court.<\/p>\n<p>On his Facebook\u2063 page, Judge Ferguson shared that he grew \u2063up \u2064in \u200ba military family, spending\u200c his childhood in various Asian \u200bcountries. He pursued higher \u200deducation \u200bin California,\u2062 eventually marrying \u2062his wife in \u200d1996.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest of Judge Ferguson has\u2064 sent shockwaves through the Southern California \u200blegal community, leaving officials grappling with the \u200cappropriate course of action. The Orange County district attorney&#8217;s office is determined to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-halts-execution-of-oklahoma-death-row-inmate-richard-glossip\/\" title=\"Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Richard Glossip's Execution Halted by Supreme Court.\">ensure justice prevails<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTA ANA, Calif.\u2014Prosecutors charge Southern California judge Jeffrey Ferguson with murder, alleging he killed his wife while intoxicated during an argument. They claim he texted his court clerk and bailiff immediately after the incident, confessing to shooting her. The court filing reveals these details following the tragic event last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1998571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1998570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1998570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1998571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1998570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1998570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1998570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}