Coverage dated September 21, 2026

Attorney who tried to kill ex-wife and her parents in crowded restaurant fires his lawyer in failed attempt to delay sentencing

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TOLEDO, Ohio (Court TV) — An attorney convicted of attempted murder and three counts of felonious assault tried to delay his sentencing by firing his lawyer. Matthew Exton, 43, informed the court on Monday that he had fired his defense attorney, Ronnie Wingate, and asked for a continuance while he s…

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  1. Toledo Blade

    Lawyer gets 20 years for trying to kill ex-wife at Toledo restaurant (opens Toledo Blade)

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    Matthew Exton, the lawyer convicted by a jury of trying to kill his ex-wife in a Warehouse District restaurant last year, received a 20-year prison sentence Monday from a Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge.

  2. Court TV

    Attorney who tried to kill ex-wife and her parents in crowded restaurant fires his lawyer in failed attempt to delay sentencing (opens Court TV)

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    TOLEDO, Ohio (Court TV) — An attorney convicted of attempted murder and three counts of felonious assault tried to delay his sentencing by firing his lawyer. Matthew Exton, 43, informed the court on Monday that he had fired his defense attorney, Ronnie Wingate, and asked for a continuance while he s…

  3. NBC News

    Former lawyer who pulled gun on ex-wife in Ohio restaurant is sentenced to nearly 25 years (opens NBC News)

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    A former lawyer who stormed into an Ohio restaurant and aimed a handgun at his ex-wife last April was sentenced to up to 24 ½ years in prison on Monday.

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