Judge arrested after wife is found shot dead at home

Investigators remove firearms from a house in Anaheim (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP)

A Southern California judge has been arrested in connection with the killing of his wife, authorities said on Friday.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was arrested late on Thursday after police received reports of a shooting in an Anaheim home and found the judge’s wife, Sheryl Ferguson, shot inside, Anaheim police said.