The father of one of Bryan Kohberger’s alleged victims says the accused killer may be receiving special privileges in jail that other inmates are not provided, Fox News reports.
Kohberger, 28, is facing four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
The four undergraduate students were found stabbed to death in an off-campus house near the University of Idaho on November 13, 2022.
Kohberger has been detained at the Latah County Jail in Moscow, Idaho, since January after he was arrested at his parents’ Pennsylvania home in December and extradited back to Idaho.
Goncalves’ father, Steve Goncalves, alleges that he’s been told Kohberger may be receiving special accommodations as he prepares for trial.
“I’ve been informed that his pretrial privileges, like his five suits, video and computer special treatment and vegan meals are unprecedented in the history of Idaho,” Steve Goncalves told Fox News.
Earlier this year, Latah County Sheriff Richard Skiles said the jail would provide vegan meals to Kohberger “but we are not going to buy new pots and pans,” he told News Nation.
Skiles did not immediately respond to an inquiry from Fox News about Steve Goncalves’ claims.
In addition to the murder charges, Kohberger is charged with felony burglary and a judge in late May entered a plea of not guilty on Kohberger’s behalf on all the charges. He could be sentenced to death if convicted.
Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson in late June said his office planned to seek the death penalty if Kohberger is convicted.
A jury trial had been scheduled for October but it has since been delayed. A new trial date has not yet been set.
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[Feature Photo: Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for a motion hearing regarding a gag order, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Latah County District Court in Moscow, Idaho. A judge overseeing the case against Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students last fall, is set to hear arguments over a gag order that largely bars attorneys and other parties in the case from speaking with news reporters. (Zach Wilkinson/Moscow-Pullman Daily News via AP, Pool)]
