Justice "Millie" Flenory gets 12 to 25 years in Luzerne County for Scott Knox third-degree murder plea.

A guilty plea and a state prison sentence close the case against Justice Flenory on the third-degree murder count. That is not the same as a jury verdict after a contested trial, but it is a conviction by admission. Citizens' Voice and the Times Leader reported that prosecutors dropped robbery and conspiracy counts under the plea, that Knox's family urged the maximum, and that co-defendant Fernando Bracero already drew life without parole after a first-degree murder conviction. Sentencing ranges still leave parole questions for later. The court record is what matters, not the street narrative around a botched drug rip.

The Citizens' Voice reported Oct. 2, 2026, that Justice "Millie" Flenory, 26, was sentenced in Luzerne County to 12 to 25 years in state prison for third-degree murder in Scott Knox's death. The Times Leader also covered the hearing. Judge David W. Lupas imposed the sentence after Flenory pleaded guilty under a deal that withdrew robbery and conspiracy-to-rob counts. Flenory received credit for time served beginning Jan. 17, 2025.

According to local coverage of the plea and sentencing, Knox, 33, was fatally stabbed May 7, 2024, after a failed crack-cocaine ripoff near Wilkes-Barre. Prosecutors said Flenory was among men who brought Knox to the scene; Knox's family told the court Flenory helped impede Knox's escape even if he did not deliver the fatal wounds. Fernando Bracero was convicted at trial of first-degree murder and sentenced in August to life without parole. Those are court outcomes reported in the same coverage.

Before sentence, Flenory apologized in court and called his conduct unacceptable. Knox's relatives rejected the apology and asked for the top of the range. Defense counsel argued Flenory did not foresee the full violence; the Commonwealth said that minimized a calculated attack. Co-defendant Jaime "O.G." Knights pleaded no contest to third-degree murder and is set for sentencing Nov. 3; other defendants remain pending, according to Citizens' Voice. Anyone who still faces charges is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.