Drunk Florida judge goes after wife with a BUTTER KNIFE after heated argument spilled into kitchen

Published: 04:34, 3 June 2026 | Updated: 04:57, 3 June 2026 A federal administrative judge allegedly attacked his wife with a butter knife during a heated argument over the weekend while he was drunk. Gerald Foulds, 79, an administrative judge with the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, is facing a felony charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon on a person 65 or older in connection with the attack on Sunday morning, Local 10 News reports.  Authorities say his wife of 14 years had just gotten up on Sunday morning when she and Foulds got into a verbal argument that turned physical at their Miami home. 'In an attempt to avoid the confrontation, she went into the kitchen,' Miami police claim in an arrest report.  Foulds then 'followed her, grabbed her by the left shoulder, where she attempted to defend herself by blocking him with her left arm. 'The victim stated that [Foulds] then armed himself with a butter knife that was on the kitchen counter and cut her left arm again.' At that point, the victim ran to a neighbor's house for help, and the neighbor noticed that 'she was bleeding from her arms and was visibly shaking in fear,' court documents allege, according to Law & Crime.  The neighbor then called the victim's ex-husband, with whom she still had a good relationship, and he brought her to an urgent care clinic, authorities said. Gerald Foulds, 79, an administrative judge with the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, is facing a felony charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon on a person 65 or older Miami police say he attacked his wife of 14 years at the home they shared on Sunday morning The ex-husband also stopped at the victim's home to collect some of her belongings, when authorities say he came across Foulds. He then asked the judge what had happened, to which Foulds allegedly replied, 'We have been fighting.' But his wife described the judge as 'impulsive, aggressive and having a drinking problem.' She also said there had been prior physical altercations during the marriage, which she never reported to law enforcement. Foulds was ultimately found back at the couple's house, and an arrest report notes that investigators believed he had been drinking at the time of the attack. Foulds has denied the allegations against him. He appeared in court on Monday before Judge Mindy Glazer, who advised him to hire an attorney before she set a bond, to Foulds' apparent chagrin, NBC South Florida reports. 'You can't let me go with my own recognizance since I'm a judge?' he asked. When Foulds appeared in court on Monday, he asked the presiding judge whether he could be let off on his own recognizance 'since I'm a judge' Glazer then asked what kind of judge Foulds is - to which he responded, 'I'm a Medicare administrative law judge for 21 years' and added that he is 'in the process of finalizing my career.' The court judge then replied that she did not think she could let him go on his own recognizance and would 'probably' set a bond based solely on the allegations against him. She then ordered Foulds to stay away from his wife, prompting another back-and-forth. 'Listen, I'm a judge, I have to have some place to live,' Foulds said. 'So she sometimes lives there, but she can go over to her son's house, where she often stays.' Glazer responded by saying she could not force his wife out of the house they share together as 'the victim has a superior right over the owner of the home if they're a victim of domestic violence.' She then told Foulds he is also barred from possessing any firearms or weapons and gave him pretrial services with an alternate bond of $2,500. The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.