Man Charged With Killing Girlfriend In Bensalem Hotel

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —A New Jersey man has been charged with the homicide of his girlfriend in a township hotel room last week, authorities said.

Orenthia Upshur, 51, of Trenton, N.J., was charged with criminal homicide and related charges in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Maisha Coon, 49, also from Trenton, the Bensalem Township Police Department and the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said.

Coon was found lying on the floor with apparent gunshot wounds. She had rented a room at the hotel last Tuesday, authorities said.

Following the shooting, authorities said Upshur headed back to Trenton with the intent of harming Coon's family.

Upshur is in custody in New Jersey and facing additional charges after Coon was found dead in a room at the Sleep Inn on Street Road last Wednesday.

The Bucks County District Attorney's Office will work with prosecutors from New Jersey to determine if Upshur will be extradited to Pennsylvania, authorities said.

A family member told the Pennsylvania State Police at the Trevose Barracks that the couple had been fighting recently and overheard an argument between them on a phone call.

A frantic search of hotel rooms by authorities eventually led to Coon's body being discovered at The Sleep Inn.

Upshur later headed to Trenton where police received 911 calls of gunshots where Upshur went into a home, where more shots were heard. The Mercer County Tactical Response Team entered the home and took Upshur into custody, later finding the gun believed to be used in Coon's death.

Bensalem Detectives and Detectives from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the homicide.