Lorton Man Goes on Trial Tuesday for First-Degree Murder in West Virginia

A Lorton man accused of murdering his girlfriend and her three year-old son goes on trial Tuesday for two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson in Berkeley County, W. Va., according to The Herald-Mail newspaper of Hagerstown, Md.

Antonio "Tone" Prophet, 35, who legally changed his last name from McCreary to Prophet, is a former resident of , Fairfield Woods Court in Lorton, according to police.

Last February, in an arraignment hearing, Prophet pled "not guilty" and waived his right for a speedy trial. He is being represented by Martinsburg, W. Va. attorney B. Craig Manford.

Prophet served seven years in prison in Virginia for shooting at a Prince William County police station, and has vowed never to go back to prison again, according to TV's "America's Most Wanted" program.

Prophet is a self-published novelist, whose 2008 paperback "Enter the Fire: Seven Days in the Life," can be found on Amazon but is listed as out of print. The book is about a drug kingpin who is a local philanthropist but also a "ruthless killer," a description about it on Amazon notes.

The Murders

Police say Angela Devonshire, 22, of Bunker Hill, W. Va., was killed June 6, 2010 when her throat was slit and she was left for dead in her home, which was set on fire. Also killed was her 3 year-old son Andre. Her six-week old son Daronte was found alive after the fire on a nearby back-doorstep. 

Angela had just met Prophet about two weeks before she was murdered, according to "America's Most Wanted." Police suspect Prophet because he was dating Devonshire, and was reportedly celebrating his birthday with her the evening of June 5. The fire department responded to a call after 4 a.m. on June 6 and made the discovery of the bodies after the fire was extinguished. Prophet was caught on video buying beer at a convenience store nearby shortly after the fire.

Prophet became the center of a manhunt and was featured on "America's Most Wanted," when he was picked up 11 days after the murder in front of a homeless shelter in Charlotte, N.C. He supposedly used the alias "James Carter" at a Charlotte hospital where he sought medical help for two broken fingers police say were hurt in a possible altercation with Devonshire before she was killed.

Prophet reportedly made his way south from West Virginia first by taking a cab from West Virginia to Manassas, where he was seen at the 90 Grados Restaurant and Sports Bar before making his way to Charlotte.

Prophet, who is being held at the Potomac Highlands Regional Jail in Augusta, W. Va., will appear in court Tuesday at his trial before Berkeley County Circuit Judge Christopher Wilkes, who serves in the 23rd Judicial Circuit Court. Wilkes turned down a request by Prophet's attorney on Friday to change the venue of the trial.

Wilkes, 55, is a Republican candidate for the state Supreme Court of West Virginia. He filed pre-candidacy papers in December.

The father of the victim, Sidney Devonshire, is trying to get the death penalty reinstated in West Virginia. Although he testified before lawmakers last year, his efforts are ongoing, according to his Facebook page.