09/09/2026
🚨 LAWYER TRIES TO SHOOT EX-WIFE 🔫😳 FORGETS THE SAFETY IS ON 🤦♂️
Former Ohio attorney Matthew Exton was convicted after surveillance video showed him approaching his ex-wife inside a Toledo restaurant with a loaded handgun and trying to fire. The weapon did not discharge because the safety was still engaged.
A waiter immediately tackled Exton and other patrons helped restrain him. Prosecutors said the handgun had one round chambered and seven more in the magazine.
Exton was convicted of attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault and multiple firearm specifications. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 21.
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