Nationwide — Sonya McKnight, an African American decide from Pennsylvania, has been discovered responsible of tried homicide and aggravated assault after capturing her ex-boyfriend within the head. The capturing occurred on February 10, 2024, after her ex-boyfriend, Michael McCoy, tried to finish their relationship.
McKnight, who served as a magisterial decide in Dauphin County, entered McCoy’s Harrisburg residence and shot him whereas he was asleep. The bullet handed via McCoy’s face, leaving him blind in a single eye. He had reportedly requested McKnight to maneuver out a number of occasions earlier than the incident.
Based on People, McCoy informed investigators he had been asleep for about an hour when he awakened with extreme head ache and imaginative and prescient loss. He claimed the very last thing he heard earlier than going to mattress was McKnight saying, “Oh, so that you’re critical?”
Cumberland County District Lawyer Sean McCormack acknowledged that solely McKnight and McCoy had been in the home on the time, and McCoy denied harming himself.
McKnight’s lawyer pointed to gunpowder residue discovered on McCoy’s fingers as doable proof of cheap doubt. However after two days of witness testimony, the jury reached a responsible verdict.
McKnight was suspended from her place after her arrest. Following the conviction, her bail was raised to $3 million, and she or he was despatched to Dauphin County Jail. Her sentencing is about for Could.
