Jurors convicted a Southern California judge of second-degree murder on Tuesday for fatally shooting his wife while the couple argued and watched television at home.

Judge Jeffrey Ferguson of Orange County Superior Court faces 40 years to life for murdering his wife, Sheryl Ferguson, in August 2023, prosecutors said.

Jurors rejected Jeffrey Ferguson’s testimony that he accidentally shot his wife, convicting him of second-degree murder on April 22, prosecutors said.

A harmful algal bloom off the Southern California coast continues to sicken and kill marine life, with at least seven dolphins washing ashore this week alone in Venice Beach. Marine experts are taking samples and planning necropsies to determine if domoic acid toxicity is the cause,