CapitalVault-Southern California judge arrested after wife found shot to death at home

2025-04-29 12:51:22source:Diamond Ridge Asset Managementcategory:Contact

OC judge in custody after woman found shot to death
OC judge in custody after woman found shot to death02:00

A 72-year-old Southern California judge was arrested on suspicion of killing his wife, police said in a statement Friday. Anaheim police found Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson's wife, Sheryl Ferguson, shot in a residence Thursday night.

Jeffrey Ferguson Anaheim Police Department

The 65-year-old woman was suffering from at least one gunshot wound, police said. She was pronounced dead at the residence.

Officers found her after responding to reports of a shooting just after 8 p.m. Thursday.

Jeffrey Ferguson was arrested at the residence without incident, police said.

He was booked into the police department's detention facility on $1 million bail.

Police didn't provide additional details.

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