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A 43-year-old former Ohio attorney charged at his ex-wife's table with a loaded gun in a crowded Toledo restaurant, and only a forgotten safety switch and a brave waiter stopped him. Matthew Exton walked into a Toledo, Ohio, restaurant on April 11, 2025, where his ex-wife and her family were eating dinner. He ordered a […] The post Ohio lawyer convicted of attempted murder after trying to shoot ex-wife in Toledo restaurant appeared first on American Almanac .
A 43-year-old former Ohio attorney charged at his ex-wife's table with a loaded gun in a crowded Toledo restaurant, and only a forgotten safety switch and a brave waiter stopped him. Matthew Exton walked into a Toledo, Ohio, restaurant on April 11, 2025, where his ex-wife and her family were eating dinner. He ordered a drink sent to their table, spat in their direction, and left. Then he came back with a firearm, one round in the chamber, seven more in the magazine, and rushed the table. He pulled the trigger. The gun didn't fire. He had left the safety on. Before Exton could try again, a waiter tackled him from behind and pinned him to the floor. A jury later convicted Exton of attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault, and…Open
