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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Hero Waiter Stops Shooting Attempt
A packed Toledo restaurant on opening night turned into the scene of an anticipated killing that was stopped by a quick-moving waver, prosecutors say. A Lucas County jury on Friday convicted 43-year-old ex-attorney Matthew Exton of expected waller, two counts of felonious assault, and firearm charges after he sorted to...
Chilling Video Surfaces After Ohio Attorney Convicted Of Trying To Shoot Ex-wife At Restaurant
TOLEDO, Ohio (VINnews) —Chilling surveillance video showing an Ohio attorney trying to shoot his ex-wife inside a restaurant has surfaced publicly after being shown for the first time during his trial. Matthew Exton, 43, was convicted of attempted murder and two counts of felonious assault in connection with the April 11, 2025, attack at an […]
Ohio waiter tackles man convicted of trying to shoot ex-wife in restaurant
(NBC)- Chilling surveillance video shows the moment a waiter tackled a former Ohio attorney who was later convicted of trying to shoot his ex-wife inside a Toledo restaurant. The video shows Matthew Exton approaching his ex-wife as she sat at a table with her parents. Exton pointed a gun at her and prosecutors said he pulled the trigger, but the...
A lawyer pulled a loaded gun in a restaurant to kill his ex-wife, but the quick intervention of an attentive waiter prevented the crime.
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