A suspended Pennsylvania judge was arrested on Thursday and accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend in the head after he asked her to move out several times.
Dauphin County Magisterial District Judge Sonya M. McKnight, 57, is charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault of her ex, Michael McCoy, who was shot while in bed of his Harrisburg home on Feb. 10, according to an affidavit obtained by HuffPost.
According to the Associated Press , McKnight had been suspended in November for unrelated misconduct.
The affidavit states that McKnight called 911 to report her ex-boyfriend, McCoy, “couldn’t see” and asked if an ambulance could come and get him. Police said McKnight did not tell 911 dispatchers what happened and claimed she was sleeping and heard him scream.
Suspended District Judge Sonya McKnight leaves the Susquehanna Twp. Police department on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.
Responding officers arrived on the scene and found McCoy was alive, but had sustained a gunshot wound to the face next to his right eye, the affidavit read. According to the document, neither McCoy nor McKnight told officers what exactly happened, besides McCoy stating, “I did not shoot myself.”