Trenton Man Sentenced to Life for Fatal Shooting of Girlfriend at Bensalem Hotel

Orenthia Upshur, 52, of Trenton pleaded guilty to first‑degree murder and related charges for the Jan. 15, 2025 shooting death of 49‑year‑old Maisha Coon in a Sleep Inn room in Bensalem. Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. imposed the mandatory sentence of life without parole after investigators recovered shell casings, cellphone location data linked Coon to the hotel, and Upshur confessed following a multi‑hour standoff and police interview. Victim impact statements from Coon’s daughters were read at sentencing; the case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Samantha D’Amore and investigated by local and state law enforcement agencies.