LOS ANGELES \u2014 A mistrial was declared Monday in the case of an Orange County judge charged with murder in the 2023 shooting of his wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jurors were deadlocked 11-1 in favor of convicting Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, who testified that he accidentally shot<\/a> and killed his wife, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said the hung jury was a victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEleven-to-one for guilty is a phenomenal success,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are absolutely prepared to retry this case,\u201d he said at the news conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said in a statement that members of his office would meet with the victim\u2019s family to make a decision in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anaheim police<\/a>\u2002arrested<\/a> Ferguson, 74, after officers responded to a shooting at the couple\u2019s home on Aug. 3, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sheryl Ferguson, 65, was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeffrey Ferguson shot her in the chest with a .40-caliber Glock handgun while he was intoxicated, prosecutors said in court documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The couple had been arguing at a dinner with his son that evening, and Jeffrey Ferguson had pointed his finger at this wife in the motion of a gun, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They continued arguing at their home later, and Sheryl Ferguson said, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you point a real gun at me?\u201d prosecutors said. Jeffrey Ferguson pulled the Glock from an ankle holster and shot her, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The son called 911 and reported the shooting. Jeffrey Ferguson also called 911 and said his wife had been shot. In a text to the court clerk and a bailiff, he wrote: \u201cI just lost it. I just shot my wife. I won\u2019t be in tomorrow. I will be in custody. I\u2019m so sorry,\u201d prosecutors said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n