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.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Eleanor J. Hunter on Tuesday revoked Ferguson’s $1 million bail, and reset his bail amount at $2 million. Ferguson was handcuffed by sheriff’s deputies in court and led away to a courtroom lockup….