Crime & Safety

Plea Deal Expected From Man Charged in College Park Murder

Deandre Ricardo Williams, who is charged in the shooting murder of University of Maryland student Justin DeSha-Overcash, will appear in court for a plea hearing Friday.

The man charged in the January 2011 fatal shooting of a student is scheduled to appear in court for a plea hearing Friday afternoon.

Deandre Ricardo Williams, 24, of Hyattsville, faces eight charges, including first-degree murder and robbery, related to the death of .

The State's Attorney's Office believes Wiliams will enter a plea for the first-degree murder charge, The Washington Times reported.

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at his College Park home on Jan. 11, 2011. to DeSha-Overcash's College Park home and waited in the car as Williams went inside, police have said.

Weaver pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and related charges and is awaiting sentencing, The Washington Post reported.

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and physics at the University of Maryland after graduating in 2006 from Central Bucks High School South in Warrington, Pa.

The hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday in Upper Marlboro.

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