Judge texted bailiff, clerk that he can't be in court next day because 'I just shot my wife,' jurors are told
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Judge Jeffrey Ferguson is on trial for allegedly fatally shooting his wife during a domestic dispute. Evidence presented includes his own text message to court staff stating, 'I just shot my wife,' and video confessions during police interrogation. Jurors heard his adult son’s testimony, revealing escalating tensions before the shooting. Prosecutors are pushing for a second-degree murder charge, while Ferguson’s defense claims the shooting was accidental, complicated further by his intoxication levels at the time of the incident.
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