The Brief
- Jeffry Knight appeared for a pretrial hearing on Monday afternoon at the Pinellas County Courthouse.
- Knight is the former owner of Jannis Live who stepped down after his boat crashed into the Clearwater Ferry in April.
- The next court date has been scheduled for January 12 at 1 p.m.
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Pinellas County businessman who is accused of crashing into the Clearwater Ferry in April, killing one person and injuring several others, appeared for a pretrial hearing on Monday afternoon.
Jeffrey Knight, 62, pleaded not guilty in August after he was charged with eight felony counts for leaving the scene of a boating accident involving death and serious bodily injury.
The backstory:
Knight was the owner of Jannus Live in St. Pete but he stepped down just days after crashing his private vessel into the Clearwater Ferry that was carrying 45 passengers.
Jose Castro was killed, and multiple other people were injured after the crash near the Memorial Causeway on April 27.
A months-long investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission began and officials said that Knight left the scene and started heading home before Pasco Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped him in the water.…