The Brief
- Two Pennsylvania men, including a jail guard, are called as witnesses in Bryan Kohberger’s upcoming murder trial.
- Kohberger, accused of killing four University of Idaho students, faces trial in August and could face the death penalty.
- The reason for the witnesses’ testimonies is unclear, as the court prepares for a hearing next week.
BOISE, Idaho – Two more Pennsylvania men have been called as witnesses for Bryan Kohberger’s upcoming trial in the University of Idaho student murders case – including a jail guard at the facility where the suspected killer was held before his extradition.
William Searfoss and Anthony Somma join a group of five other Pennsylvanians who are due in court next week for a hearing on whether they should be compelled to travel cross-country and testify in connection with Kohberger’s quadruple murder trial, which is slated to begin in August, according to newly released documents.
Searfoss’ wife told Fox News Digital that she did not know why he would be asked to testify, but she said he is a correction officer at the jail where Kohberger was taken after his arrest at his parents’ house in Albrightsville on Dec. 30, 2022.
Shortly after his arrest, reports emerged that Kohberger had shouted at and threatened guards at the Monroe County Correctional Facility – claims Warden Garry Haidle said were not true, according to a report in the Idaho Statesman. Kohberger was held in isolation, and his stay was “uneventful,” he told the paper.…