Markia Vaughn, 21, is set to serve 40 years behind bars after pleading guilty on Feb. 25 to shooting a 28-year-old man in Cherry Hill last July.
In exchange for the plea, the state agreed to dismiss Vaughn’s charges of first-degree assault and use of an assault weapon. For her charge of attempted first-degree murder, Vaughn was handed a sentence of life, suspending all but 40 years, to be followed by five years of supervised probation. She also received a concurrent 20 years for using a firearm in commission of the crime.
According to court documents, on the morning of July 11, 2025, officers found the victim on the 3400 block of Spelman Road with multiple gunshot wounds to his left arm and torso. He was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in critical condition…