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The second federal trial of a Roanoke pain specialist and his office manager was set Wednesday for November, according to the federal court schedule. Cecil Byron Knox, 54, and Beverly Gale Boone, 45, are set to be tried in Roanoke from Nov. 1 through 24, according to the court docket. Knox faces charges that he prescribed medication such as OxyContin outside the scope of legitimate medical practice, and that in some cases those prescriptions led to death or serious bodily injury. He could face a life sentence if convicted of those counts. Knox and Boone, who both live in Roanoke County, are also charged with racketeering, conspiracy, fraud and taking illegal kickbacks. Knox also faces a perjury charge. In October, at their first trial, a jury acquitted Knox and Boone on many of the federal charges but could not reach a decision on the other counts. Those counts still remain unresolved, and federal prosecutors have since sought new charges in the case. Chief U.S. District Judge Samuel Wilson has dismissed federal charges against two other defendants in the case: licensed professional counselor Willard Newbill "Bill" James Jr. of Roanoke and Kathleen O'Gee of Pulaski. A fifth defendant in the case, former receptionist Tiffany Durham, pleaded guilty on the eve of the first trial to knowing that criminal activity was going on at the practice and not reporting it.
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