Former lawyer who pulled gun on ex-wife in Ohio restaurant is convicted of attempted murder
A Lucas County jury found Matthew Exton guilty after surveillance video showed him try to fire a loaded handgun at his ex-wife.
- A Lucas County jury convicted former attorney Matthew Exton of attempted murder after he aimed a loaded handgun at his former spouse inside Sabira, an Italian restaurant in Toledo, on April 11, 2025.
- Prosecutors alleged Exton returned to the restaurant with a loaded handgun containing one round in the chamber and seven in the magazine, but the weapon failed to discharge at close range because the safety was engaged.
- Exton testified he brandished his Colt Defender to show he was "serious" about receiving proceeds from a $450,000 property sale, while Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates told jurors the defendant intended to commit a "public execution."
- Jurors convicted Exton of attempted murder and two counts of felonious assault; he was removed from the courtroom during closing arguments and faces sentencing on September 21.
- The Ohio Supreme Court suspended Exton's law license on May 6, 2025, while his former wife testified she believed she was about to die, stating, "I knew I was dead.
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Incredible footage from an Ohio restaurant shows the moment a waiter confronted an armed lawyer and tackled him to the ground, preventing what prosecutors describe as an attempt to kill his ex-wife. The incident occurred on April 11, 2025, at the Sabira Italian restaurant in Toledo, while the victim was at a table with her family. According to security camera footage and reports from local media WTOL, lawyer Matthew Exton, 43, pulled out a firea…
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