Pennsylvania judge convicted of shooting ex-boyfriend in head as he slept

A Pennsylvania justice has been convicted of shooting her ex-boyfriend successful the caput successful a acceptable of jealousy, leaving the antheral unsighted successful 1 eye.  

Sonya McKnight is facing decades successful situation aft a assemblage recovered her blameworthy connected Wednesday of attempted homicide and aggravated battle aft 2 days of testimony. 

The incidental occurred astatine her ex-boyfriend’s location successful February 2024, days aft she was told to determination retired erstwhile the brace ended their relationship. In the aboriginal greeting hours, McKnight aimed a weapon astatine the victim’s head, shooting him portion helium was sleeping and leaving him unsighted successful 1 eye.

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Suspended District Judge Sonya McKnight leaves the Susquehanna Township Police Department successful Pennsylvania connected Feb. 15, 2024. (Sean Simmers/The Patriot-News via AP)

During the trial, prosecutors claimed McKnight "didn’t like" that the unfortunate had asked her to determination retired of the home, acting retired of jealousy arsenic a result. 

McKnight’s defence lawyer insisted her ex-boyfriend was incapable to place the shooter, but the unfortunate testified that portion helium was incapable to spot aft being changeable successful the head, McKnight was the lone different idiosyncratic wrong the location astatine the clip of the incident. 

The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office and McKnight’s defence lawyer did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment. 

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Judge Sonya McKnight (Dauphin County Jail)

McKnight was elected to the Dauphin County seat successful 2016, resulting successful her lawsuit being tried successful Cumberland County. 

In November 2023, McKnight was suspended without wage aft the Judicial Conduct Board alleged she violated judicial probation stemming from a anterior misconduct lawsuit involving a 2020 postulation stop. However, she was acquitted of transgression charges.

Suspended District Judge Sonya McKnight leaves the Susquehanna Township Police Department successful Pennsylvania connected Feb. 15, 2024. (Sean Simmers/The Patriot-News via AP)

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McKnight did not look charges successful a 2019 incidental successful which she changeable her estranged hubby aft asking him to travel to her location to assistance determination furniture, PennLive.com previously reported. Investigators deemed the incidental self-defense. 

After McKnight’s conviction, a proceedings justice rejected a petition from her defence asking for her to beryllium released. She is facing up to 60 years successful situation and is scheduled to beryllium sentenced connected May 28. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.