They were going to crash into his car because they knew where he drove. The series premiered on September 12, 2005, 4 months after Texas Justice ended, and ended on May 21, 2014. Matthew Mason, 19, is charged with beating the … Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. EXCLUSIVE: Alex Ferrer is a retired judge and lawyer from Florida who began cutting his chops as a cop at age 19, well before he was legally able to purchase his own firearm. All rights reserved. And this case that is being depicted on Oxygen in 'Florida Man Murders' on Jan. 9 is by far the strangest and most impactful case on everybody that I've ever been involved with. As the child of Cuban immigrants, Ferrer is fully bilingual. This case had violence, insanity in some respects, sex, dark humor. (Courtesy of Oxygen). Millicent “Millie” Weaver, 29, and her husband Gavin Wince, 46, were taken into custody by the Portage County Sheriff’s Office. They then turned their attention to Furton. Other mishaps also included attempting to grill the body parts of Griga and Furton. But that hasn’t happened. ", "The subject is so dark and people die so you don't want to laugh. "I presided over many, many bizarre cases and many homicides. Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton are seen in evidence photos. "And another time, they were going to ram their car into Schiller in order to get him to stop and pretend like it was an accident. Following the release of "Pain & Gain," Schiller sued Paramount Pictures in 2014 for his depiction as corrupt, "unlikeable, sleazy. ", FLORIDA MAN ACCUSED OF SUGGESTING HE WAS POLICE OFFICER DURING SEXUAL BATTERY, ROBBERY ATTACK: COPS. Despite Schiller's testimony in the Griga and Furton murder trials -- which lasted over four months and became the longest in Florida history -- according to Ferrer, Schiller would later be arrested by federal agents on fraud charges outside the courtroom mere seconds after providing his damning witness testament against his captors. He now owes nearly $150,000 in legal fees before he even faces a jury. Judge Alex: Syndicated Court Show Cancelled by Trevor Kimball, March 10, 2014 Long-running syndicated court show Judge Alex has been cancelled. The famous personality, 77, announced Judge Judy will end after a … Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. The Sun Gym Gang would fumble their attempt at extorting Griga when he ended up dying before they could extract the security codes from him. 'Florida Man Murders' premieres in a two-night special on Saturday. (Courtesy of Oxygen). Ferrer is recognized for his long-running reality television series "Judge Alex," which premiered in September 2005 and ran until May 2014. Market data provided by Factset. JUDGE Judy’s shocking exit from her longtime CBS show is reportedly caused by an ongoing war with the network. They try to run him over. At one point in his career, Ferrer oversaw the 1998 trial of the Sun Gym Gang, a group who spent their days pumping iron and their nights carrying out gruesome and grisly tortures and murders -- all for capital gain. A Texas judge has ordered Alex Jones and his Infowars hoax website to pay more than $100,000 in court costs and legal fees, marking the latest court victory for a … Legal Statement. BIZZARE CORONAVIRUS TEXTS LEAD TO HUSBAND'S ARREST IN WIFE'S DISAPPEARANCE, "That chain saw got jammed in Krisztina's hair," lead prosecutor Gail Levine told the jury in the trial, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. 2005-2014; 9 seasons Syndicated Reality TVPG Watchlist. Judge Alex is an American arbitration-based reality court show, presided over by retired police officer, lawyer, and Florida Judge Alex Ferrer. (Photo by Jason Merritt/WireImage), "They almost literally got away with murder and then it just spirals out of control," said Ferrer. He was handed two death sentences for his role in the murders of Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton. However, as he did not resign his television show, being called "Judge Alex", presented issues under ethics rules. [2] The last episode aired on May 21, 2014,[3] With reruns continuing until August of that year. Marc Schiller managed to escape the capture and torture by the Sun Gym Gang and later testified against them in their trial for the Griga and Furton murders. Where to Watch. Alex Jones to pay $100,000 in Sandy Hook case, judge rules Jones is being sued for defamation in Austin, Texas, by the parents of a 6-year-old who … "And it just so happened, I was the emergency duty judge and I was signing all the search warrants that particular week because for two weeks a year, you're assigned as an emergency duty judge and I was in that week.". Kozinski’s retirement nominally solved one set of problems. ", "And then eventually, against all odds, this guy escapes," added Ferrer. Listen to the 911 call imade when Alex Cox’s step-son found him dead in a Gilbert Arizona home on Dec. 12, 2019, in the player above. "And then they realized that every time a car comes on the street, the headlights were lighting them up and they start running through people's backyards yelling into the headset, 'Abort, abort!' Alex Ferrer. Judge Alex joined the law firm of Morgan & Morgan in March 2015. "Their attempts to kidnap him are like the Keystone Cops are trying to kidnap this guy. The series premiered on September 12, 2005, 4 months after Texas Justice ended, and ended on May 21, 2014. He was released in November 2002. ", Judge Alex Ferrer presided over the Sun Gym Gang case in Miami that inspired the Michael Bay film 'Pain & Gain.' "If you know the story, these are guys in the gym who are approached by a friend from the gym who feels he's been ripped off in a business deal and says, ‘Hey, I got taken by this guy in a business deal.’ And they go, ‘If this guy [Schiller] is involved in some illegal activity, we’ll shake him down and get your $100,000 back.’ And it just spirals from there," Ferrer explained. Judge Ferguson, of Texas’s 394th judicial district, gave the unsuspecting lawyer a heads up about his mishap. FLORIDA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING WIFE, LEADS POLICE TO REMAINS, "Well, they're sitting there and the car, and as [Schiller] is driving by they had the car turned off and they go to turn it on and it won't start and he just drives right by them and these guys are punching the steering wheel and screaming. “Everything happened too fast. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Meanwhile, Delgado pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 13 years in prison. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. (Courtesy of Oxygen). And they start looking for their next victims.". While Ferrer handled cases that ranged from armed robberies to kidnappings and first-degree murders as a Florida circuit court judge, his cases on Judge Alex have been described as far tamer, entertaining, and by the arbiter himself as often "bizarre." For their roles in the grisly murders, Lugo and Doorbal were both convicted and each were handed two death sentences, and Mese was sentenced to 56 years in prison. "As you know, Florida just attracts the strangest people for some reason. FLORIDA MAN ONCE JAILED FOR POSING AS A DOCTOR ARRESTED AGAIN FOR FRAUD. Legal Statement. Every week, 20 acts performed with only 7 moving on to the Quarterfinals.Also new to the show is the inclusion of guest judges. However, the story of the ragtag Sun Gym Gang -- which inspired the 2013 Michael Bay film "Pain & Gain" that starred Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris and Rebel Wilson -- doesn’t start with the murders and dismemberment of Griga and Furton in 1995. So over the years, I spent nine out of my 10 years as a circuit court judge on the criminal court bench in Miami," Ferrer told Fox News. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Serving as the middle round between the auditions and the live shows, the Judge Cuts takes place over four weeks. Frank Griga's yellow Lamborghini is shown in evidence photos. Other remnants were thrown into buckets and tossed into a drainage ditch in South Miami-Dade County and off Interstate 75 in Broward County. But literally, there were times during the trial when the lawyers would come sidebar and I leaned over and look at them and say, 'You got to be f--king kidding me' and the lawyers would even laugh and go, 'I don't know what to tell you, Judge,' because of the crazy things that were happening in this trial.