WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Joseph Kerekes and Harlow Cuadra, who are charged with the murder of Cobra Video founder and director Bryan Kocis, because they robbed the victim and set fire to his house after his murder.
Luzerne County District Attorney David Lupas says the alleged arson, which caused a "grave risk of death to another person," was what led him to seek the death penalty.
Kerekes, 33, and Cuadra, 25, are accused of murdering Kocis over a legal dispute over adult model Sean Lockhart, who goes by the name Brent Corrigan. Police believe the two men led Kocis to believe Cuadra was a prospective model, and once they got into his house, they slashed his throat, stabbed him 28 times, then set the house afire.
Both Kerekes and Cuadra claim they are innocent and have had to sell their male escort business and tried to sell their houses to pay for their defense.
Their arraignment hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
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