These must-have Insider Deal household items are at unbeatable prices!Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson walks out of court after attending a preliminary hearing in Los Angeles, Thursday, June 20, 2024. Ferguson is accused of killing his wife during an argument while drunk. – A Southern California judge can stand trial on a murder charge in the shooting death of his wife, another judge ruled Thursday, after finding there was sufficient evidence for the case to proceed.
Ferguson’s attorney, T. Edward Welbourn, said the only eyewitness — the son — believes the shooting was an accident, and that Ferguson’s wife was “the love of his life.”Ferguson — who is also a former prosecutor — is scheduled to be arraigned in Los Angeles on July 5 on one count of murder and weapons-related enhancements. He remains free on $1 million bail and is required to use monitoring devices for GPS and blood alcohol content.
The family returned home and began watching “Breaking Bad” while the couple continued arguing, with his mother at one point saying"why don’t you point a real gun at me?” Nguyen recalled the son saying. Ferguson's wife was pronounced dead at the scene. Ferguson was arrested and police officer Andrew Compton said he heard him making unsolicited statements.Ferguson has been a judge since 2015. He started his legal career in the Orange County district attorney’s office in 1983, worked on narcotics cases for which he won various awards, and served as president of the North Orange County Bar Association from 2012 to 2014.
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