Trenton Man Sentenced to Life for Fatal Shooting of Girlfriend at Bensalem Hotel
A 52-year-old Trenton man received mandatory life without parole after pleading guilty to the Jan. 15, 2025, murder of his longtime partner at a Sleep Inn in Bensalem.
Orenthia Upshur, 52, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and related charges and was immediately sentenced to mandatory life in prison without parole for the Jan. 15, 2025, killing of 49-year-old Maisha Coon in a Bensalem hotel room. Authorities used cellphone location data to locate Coon at the Sleep Inn, recovered spent casings, and arrested Upshur after a standoff in Trenton; he later confessed during a multi-hour interview. Victim impact statements from Coon’s daughters and comments from prosecutors and police underscored the deadly nature of the domestic dispute and the multi-agency investigation.