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AND Pennsylvania Judge She was convicted of shooting her ex -boyfriend in the head in a rage of jealousy, leaving a man blind in one eye.
Sonya Mcknight is facing decades of prison after jury He declared guilty On Wednesday, attempts to kill and worse attack after two days of testimony.
The incident happened at the house of her former boyfriend in February 2024, for days after she was told to move out when the couple ended the relationship. In the early hours of the morning, Mcknight aimed at the victim’s head, shot him while he slept and left him blind in one eye.
Suspended judge’s lawyer and -a rooted the allegations of murder against the client
The suspended District Judge Sonya Mcknight leaves the City of Susquehanna Police Department in Pennsylvania on February 15, 2024. (Sean Simmers/The Patriot-News via AP)
During the trial, prosecutors claimed that Mcknight “did not like” that the victim had asked her to move out of the house, as a result, acting from jealousy.
Mcknight’s defender insisted that her ex-boyfriend could not identify the scorer, but the victim testified that although he was unable to see after being shot in the head, Mcknight was the only other person inside the house at the time of the incident.
The Cumberland District Prosecutor’s Office and the MCKNIGight defender did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital for comment.
Pennsylvania court judge charged with firing a alienated boyfriend in his head
Judge Sonya Mcknight (Dauphin district prison)
Mcknight was elected in the Dauphin County Bench in 2016, resulting in trial in her case in Cumberland County.
In November 2023, Mcknight was suspended without a salary after the court of court behavior claimed that it had violated the judicial batch that arises from the previous case of inconsistent behavior that included traffic stop in 2020. However, she was exempt from criminal charges.
The suspended District Judge Sonya Mcknight leaves the City of Susquehanna Police Department in Pennsylvania on February 15, 2024. (Sean Simmers/The Patriot-News via AP)
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Mcknight did not face the 2019 incident charges in which she shot her alienated husband after asking him to come to her home to help move the furniture, Pennlive.com previously reported. Investigators considered an incident self -defense.
After Mcknight conviction, the trial judge rejected the request from her defense asking her to be released. She is facing up to 60 years in prison and should be convicted on May 28.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
