Pennsylvania Magistrate Judge Is Charged With Shooting Her Ex-boyfriend as He Slept

Pennsylvania Magistrate Judge Is Charged With Shooting Her Ex-boyfriend as He Slept
Suspended District Judge Sonya McKnight leaves the Susquehanna Twp. Police department on Feb. 15, 2024. Sean Simmers/The Patriot-News via AP
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HARRISBURG, Pa.—A suspended magistrate judge in Pennsylvania shot her estranged boyfriend in the head as he slept last weekend, police said Thursday in filing attempted murder and aggravated assault charges against her.

Tests showed Magisterial District Judge Sonya M. McKnight, 57, had gunshot residue on her hands an hour after Michael McCoy was shot in the bed of his home in the Harrisburg area early Saturday, Susquehanna Township Police wrote in an arrest affidavit.