WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas scheduled a December trial for four men charged in the fatal stabbing of Scott Edward Knox in 2024.

A possible fifth person could also face charges in Knox’s death, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Fernando Cupeles Bracero, 36, Jaime B. Knights, 65, Justice Supreme Flenory, 24, and Jary Javier Fortuna, 32, their attorneys, and First Assistant District Attorney Anthony Ross and Assistant District Attorney Julian Truskowski appeared before Lupas for a status conference on pre-trial matters stretching from wall-to-wall before the bench.

Ross informed Lupas that he plans a single trial for the four men with the possibility a fifth person could face charges in Knox’s murder. Ross further told the judge discussions remain open about potential reso

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