Orange County Judge Accused of Killing Wife Has Bail Revoked, Taken Into Custody

Orange County Judge Accused of Killing Wife Has Bail Revoked, Taken Into Custody
Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson appears during a hearing at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2023. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—An Orange County Superior Court judge accused of fatally shooting his wife had his $1 million bail revoked Tuesday for violating the terms of his release, and he was taken into custody in court.

Prosecutors said Judge Jeffrey Malcolm Ferguson, 73, violated the terms of his release by drinking alcohol. Ferguson’s attorney denied the allegation, blaming it on the judge’s use of cortizone anti-itch cream and hand sanitzer gel containing alcohol that triggered the ankle-monitoring system.

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