The Citizens' Voice reported Jaime Knights was sentenced to eight to 20 years in the stabbing death of Scott Knox.

Eight to 20 years is the term both pages report. More than $15,000 in restitution, and credit for roughly two years and three months, are The Citizens' Voice. A $5 debt and a $40 crack ripoff are not the same sum. Bracero at 32 and Bracero at 36 are not the same age. Fortuna at 34 and Fortuna at 33 are not the same age. Rosario-Miranda is described as a fugitive on one page and as the subject of an active warrant on the other. That is not a sentence for him.

The Citizens' Voice, in a story by James Halpin published November 3, 2026, at 11:21 a.m. EST and updated at 11:26 a.m. EST, reported a Wilkes-Barre man who served as a key witness against his co-defendants in a South Wilkes-Barre drug slaying was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to 20 years in state prison. It reported Jaime "O.G." Knights, 66, previously pleaded no contest to third-degree murder in the May 2024 stabbing death of 33-year-old Scott Knox. It reported Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas ordered Knights to serve eight to 20 years. It reported that as part of the sentence, Knights was ordered to split over $15,000 in restitution with his co-defendants for investigative and funeral expenses. It reported Knights was one of five men charged with killing Knox after a friend of his tried to rip them off for $40 worth of crack cocaine during a drug deal on the night of May 7, 2024. It reported the prosecution, led by First Assistant District Attorney Tony Ross, argued the group jumped Knox outside the MofonLounge at 120 Academy St. in retribution. MofonLounge is the spelling on that page, with no space. It reported videos previously played in court showed Knox running before police found him drenched in blood and slumped on the porch of a South River Street home. It reported that after the sentence Knights was remanded to the Department of Corrections, with credit for roughly two years and three months of time served.

The Citizens' Voice reported that in July, Knights testified no one in the group had been aware a stabbing took place until 32-year-old Fernando Bracero later pulled out a bloody knife. It quoted him: "It seemed like everyone was in shock, because that was not the plan," and "He had a big old smile on his face." It reported the jury convicted Bracero of first-degree murder and that he is serving life in prison without parole. It reported Knights's testimony was less helpful at the trial last month of Jary "G" Javier Fortuna, 34. Thirty-four is the age on this page. It reported the prosecution maintained Knox had been "hunted," and that Knights said from the stand, "We was not hunting Scott," and "It wasn't the plan to stab or shoot anybody." It reported the jury deliberated for about two hour before convicting Fortuna of third-degree murder. "Two hour" is the grammar on the page. It reported he will face up to 40 years when he is sentenced Dec. 2. It reported Justice "Millie" Flenory, 26, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and was previously sentenced to 12-25 years. It reported Jose Rosario-Miranda, 32, remains a fugitive. The page calls him a fugitive. It does not report a conviction for him.

The Times Leader, in a post whose author field is Ed Lewis and whose date field prints 2026-11-03T11:19:00 with no zone, reported Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge David W. Lupas sentenced Jaime "OG" Knights on Tuesday to up to 20 years. "OG," without periods, is the Times Leader. "O.G.," with periods, is The Citizens' Voice. Court of Common Pleas judge, on the Times Leader, and Luzerne County Judge, on The Citizens' Voice, are not the same title line. It reported Knights, 66, formerly of West River Street, apologized three times for a plan with four other co-defendants when they retaliated against Knox, 33, whom they wrongly blamed for a botched drug sale the night of May 6, 2024. The night of May 6, on the Times Leader, and the night of May 7, on The Citizens' Voice, are not the same night. It reported Knox was taken against his will by Justice "Millie" Flenory, 25, to an alley behind the Mofon Lounge on Academy Street, where Knights testified the plan was a "beat down." Flenory at 25, and Flenory at 26, are not the same age. Mofon Lounge, with a space and no street number, is not MofonLounge at 120 Academy St. It reported that in the early hours of May 7, 2024, Fernando "Chuckie" Bracero, 36, stabbed Knox three times, severing major arteries in his upper right arm and upper left thigh. Bracero at 36, and Bracero at 32, are not the same age. The Citizens' Voice story of November 3 does not print Chuckie, three stabs, or the arteries. It reported Knox escaped and collapsed about 100 yards away behind an apartment building on South River Street. About 100 yards and an apartment building, and a porch, are not the same place line. It quoted Knights: "I'm very sorry, I'm very sorry," and "I fell really troubled. Things got out of hand. I'm very sorry." Fell is the word on the page. It reported Knox's brother, Corey Knox, asked for the maximum, and quoted him: "My family has to live the rest of our lives without Scott….My brother had a family, my brother had people who loved him. I'm asking the court to look beyond the fact that you cooperated, I'm asking your honor to impose the maximum sentence." The four dots after Scott are the page's. The Citizens' Voice story of November 3 does not print Corey Knox or that apology.

The Times Leader reported Assistant District Attorney Julian Truskowski, who with recently retired First Assistant District Attorney Anthony G. Ross prosecuted the case, said Knights cooperated and must be held accountable. Anthony G. Ross, recently retired, and First Assistant District Attorney Tony Ross, are not the same title and not the same form of the name. It reported Lupas called the death a "senseless loss of life," over $5 that Knox owed Knights and over illicit drugs. Five dollars, on the Times Leader, and $40 worth of crack cocaine, on The Citizens' Voice, are not the same sum. It reported Knights, represented by Attorney John B. Pike, was eligible under the sentencing guidelines for six years, and that Lupas imposed eight-to-20 years on the no-contest plea to third degree murder. Eight-to-20, with hyphens, and third degree, without a hyphen, are the Times Leader. Eight to 20, and third-degree, are The Citizens' Voice. It reported the plea was entered Dec. 23, 2025. The Citizens' Voice story of November 3 does not print that date. It quoted Pike: "Every criminal case involves circumstances that deserve careful consideration, particularly when a court is determining an appropriate sentence for a serious felony," and "In this case, we presented substantial information concerning my client's background, military service (honorable discharge), lack of a prior criminal record, and personal circumstances. The Court recognized those factors in reaching its sentencing decision." The Citizens' Voice story of November 3 does not print that quotation. It reported Knights testified that Knox was blamed for bringing Charles "Chucky" Dennis to purchase crack cocaine from Jose Rosario-Miranda, 31, outside Knights's apartment on West River Street. The page prints a comma after Dennis, before "to purchase." It reported Dennis was unsuccessful in a drug-rip with Rosario-Miranda, and that as Dennis was being beaten Knights said he took Dennis's wallet and found an FBI identification card. It reported Knights said that, believing Knox had brought an FBI agent, they planned to retaliate and "scare" him and put a "beat down" on him. That card is Knights's testimony, as the Times Leader reported it. It is not printed as a court finding that Dennis was an agent. It reported Knox's girlfriend, Carrie Hiemenz, testified that Knox was unaware of the drug-rip. It reported a jury convicted Bracero of first-degree murder after a four-day trial and that Lupas sentenced him to life without parole. Four days is the Times Leader. The Citizens' Voice story of November 3 does not print it. It reported another jury convicted Jary Javier Fortuna, given there as 33, of third-degree murder after a three-day trial that ended Oct. 8. Thirty-three, and 34, are not the same age. It reported Flenory pled guilty and was sentenced to 12 to 25 years on Oct. 2. Pled, on the Times Leader, and pleaded, on The Citizens' Voice, are not the same word. Oct. 2 is the Times Leader. The Citizens' Voice says previously and does not print Oct. 2. It reported an arrest warrant for Rosario-Miranda remains active, and that former Wilkes-Barre City police Det. James Conmy, now with the District Attorney's Office, previously said there is a belief Rosario-Miranda fled the United States. Age 31 and a warrant, and age 32 and a fugitive, are not the same line. The Times Leader story does not print the restitution figure, the Department of Corrections remand, or the credit of roughly two years and three months. The eight-to-20-year term is the sentence both pages report. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.