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Disgraced Attorney Tries to SHOOT His Ex-Wife at Dinner Table
A Lucas County jury found Matthew Exton guilty of attempted murder after prosecutors said he aimed 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 that 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 because the safety was engaged.
- While Exton testified he brandished his Colt Defender to pressure his ex-wife over a $450,000 property sale, Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates told jurors the defendant intended to commit a "public execution."
- Jurors found the former lawyer guilty of attempted murder and two counts of felonious assault, with sentencing scheduled for September 21 after Exton's removal from the courtroom during closing arguments.
- The Ohio Supreme Court suspended Exton's law license in May 2025, while his former wife testified she believed she was about to die, stating, "I knew I was dead.
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For a split second, a woman sitting at a busy Ohio restaurant was staring down the barrel of a loaded handgun. Her ex-husband had walked straight toward her table, raised the weapon and tried to pull the trigger. Then something extraordinary happened. The gun’s safety was still on. And before the man could try again, […]
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A former Ohio lawyer was convicted of attempted murder this week after he walked into a Toledo restaurant and tried to fire a handgun at his ex-wife last April.
·St. Louis, United States
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right6Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Right
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