 Ficker's 20-year marriage to the late Dr. Frances Annette Ficker ended in divorce.In 1996, Ficker was acquitted of destruction of property in a 1995 traffic incident and saw battery charges dropped by the State's Attorney after a jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of acquittal.Ficker had been convicted in a non-jury District Court trial but appealed for a Circuit Court jury trial.