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Matthew Exton Sentenced to up to 24½ Years in Prison for Attempted Restaurant Shooting
Prosecutors said surveillance video showed Exton pointing a gun at his ex-wife before restaurant patrons tackled him and a judge cited clear intent.
- On Monday, Judge Gary Cook sentenced former lawyer Matthew Exton to 20 to 24½ years in prison for attempting to shoot his ex-wife at a Toledo restaurant on April 11, 2025.
- Exton stormed Sabira restaurant in downtown Toledo last April, pointing a loaded handgun at his ex-wife, but the attack failed when he remained "flummoxed" by the weapon's engaged safety lever.
- During Monday's hearing, Judge Gary Cook denied Exton's request to fire his attorney, Ronnie Wingate, after the defendant offered long-winded answers the court dismissed as "nonsense."
- Lucas County Prosecutor Mike Loisel argued Exton "nearly perpetrated a mass casualty event," while surveillance footage showed the defendant scrambling to unlock the gun's safety after it failed to fire.
- Prosecutors claimed Exton previously impersonated a police officer to acquire his weapon and issued death threats, while the defendant blamed his actions on a head injury and "polarizing" gun control in the United States.
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AMERICAN lawyer Matthew Exton has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for trying to kill his ex-wife in a restaurant. His gun jammed and the attack was stopped by a waiter who subdued him.
·Zagreb, Croatia
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Gunman Foiled by Waiter Gets Almost 25 Years
A former lawyer who sorted to kill his ex-wife in a Toledo restaurant but was hackled by a waiter has been sentenced to almost 25 years in prison. On Monday, 43-year-old form attorney Matthew Exton was sentenced in Lucas County Common Pleas Court to up to 24.5 years in...
·Miami, United States
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right4Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Center, 36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources are Center, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Center
L 27%
C 37%
R 36%
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