In a shocking turn for the legal community of Pennsylvania, a former magistrate judge was sentenced to decades behind bars for attempting to take her ex-boyfriend’s life as he slept beside her.
Sonya McKnight, a former Pennsylvania magistrate judge, received a 13-and-a-half to 30-year prison sentence after being convicted of attempted murder and aggravated assault for shooting her ex-boyfriend, Michael McCoy, in the head in February 2024, as People reports.
The violent incident occurred during the early morning hours of Feb. 10, 2024, at McCoy’s home, following a relationship turmoil between the pair. According to trial testimony, McCoy had recently told McKnight that he wanted to end their romantic involvement. That request would prove to be life-altering for both of them…