Two charged in death of Wilkes-Barre stabbing victim

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men are facing homicide charges after police say they participated in a stabbing that killed a man in Wilkes-Barre back in May.

The Wilkes-Barre Police Department has charged Justice Flenory, 23, and Jaime Knights, 63, both of Wilkes-Barre, with criminal homicide and criminal conspiracy after a stabbing left 33-year-old Scott Knox dead .

Court documents state on May 7, Flenory and Knox were driving together and went to an alley near the Mofon Lounge to meet Knights and three other men around 3:30 a.m. Police say Knox was confronted by the five men about a drug deal and they began to assault him.

During the assault Flenory, Knights, and the three men punched Knox and stabbed him multiple times, as stated in the affidavit. Knox was able to flee from the assault and was later found injured in the 300 block of South River Street.

Knox was taken to Geisinger Wyoming Valley for his injuries but was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Warrants for Flenory and Knights have been issued. As of Friday, July 26, they have not been arrested.

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