US Judge Kills Wife by Shooting. He Kept 26,000 Rounds Of Ammo And 47 Guns At Home

 US Judge Kills Wife by Shooting. He Kept 26,000 Rounds Of Ammo And 47 Guns At Home

When police arrived to Judge Jeffrey Ferguson's home to discover his wife dead from a gunshot wound to the chest, the court was informed that he had dozens of firearms and 26,000 rounds of ammunition inside.

Los Angeles: After murdering his wife while intoxicated with a revolver he carried in an ankle holster, a California judge allegedly texted a colleague to say, "I won't be in The court was advised on Tuesday that I would be detained.

When police arrived to Judge Jeffrey Ferguson's home to discover his wife dead from a gunshot wound to the chest, the court was informed that he had dozens of firearms and 26,000 rounds of ammunition inside.

When he was detained, 72-year-old Ferguson, a judge on Orange County Superior Court, allegedly smelled heavily of alcohol and stated, "Well, I guess I'm done for a while."

Ferguson and his wife, Sheryl, reportedly started fighting over dinner at a restaurant close to their opulent Anaheim suburb house. This was revealed in court in Los Angeles.

In the argument on August 3, the judge "pointed his finger at his wife in the way mimicking a firearm," Orange County Deputy Assistant District Attorney Christopher Alex said.

Sheryl Ferguson, 65, resumed the altercation inside her house and screamed, "Why don't you point a real gun at me?" Added Alex.

Ferguson then "retrieved his pistol from his ankle holster and shot" her once in the chest from a short distance.

Ferguson informed the dispatcher that his wife had been shot and requested a paramedic.

Alex said in court that when a dispatcher asked him whether he had discharged the gun, he replied that he didn't want to talk about it right then.

Ferguson texted his court clerk and bailiff after hanging off the phone to say, "I just lost it. My wife was recently shot. Tomorrow, I won't be there. I'll be detained. I'm so Alex said this 

47 lawfully owned guns were recovered during a check of the home.

When Ferguson, a judge since 2015, showed up in court on Tuesday, he denied having killed anyone.

Outside of court, attorney Paul Meyer stated: "We want to be clear that this was an unintentional, accidental shooting and not a crime."

Ferguson was granted bail and told not to consume alcohol. On October 30, he is anticipated to make another court appearance.