The case of a Southern California judge charged with murder in his wife's fatal shooting has ended in a mistrial.

After eight days of deliberations, the jury was split 11 to 1 in favor of convicting Jeffrey Ferguson, who said he fumbled and accidentally fired, killing his wife.

A mistrial has been declared as jurors could not reach a verdict in the murder trial of Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson.

A judge has declared a mistrial after a jury came back with a split decision in the case against an Orange County judge accused of shooting and killing his wife following an argument in 2023.

The murder trial of an Orange County judge who pulled a pistol from his ankle holster and fatally shot his wife during an argument at their Anaheim Hills home ended in a mistrial Monday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict despite more than 40 hours of deliberations,