Court Hearing Canceled for Suspect in DeSha-Overcash Murder

A Friday court hearing has been canceled for Stephan E. Weaver, whom police said is an accomplice in the January murder of a University of Maryland student.

Weaver, who was arrested in March and admitted to having a role in the death of , was scheduled to appear in Prince George's County Circuit Court for a motions hearing Friday, but according to case documents, the motions have been withdrawn. Weaver will now stand trial next month, according to the Circuit Court Clerk's Office.

According to documents, Weaver drove himself and Deandre Ricardo Williams to DeSha-Overcash's College Park home on Jan. 11 to rob him of money and drugs. Upon the arrests, police said Williams entered the house with a handgun and shot DeSha-Overcash twice, while Weaver remained in the car.

Weaver confessed his involvement to a friend on Jan. 11, the same day the incident occurred, according to charging documents. Weaver's confidant informed police on March 25, which led them to Weaver and Williams, according to documents.

Also on the same day of the murder, on a Facebook page that shared the same name, high school, university, major and home address as Weaver, he posted on his wall: "PG county is way to (sic) crazy for me."

Weaver, who turns 23 on Monday, appeared in District Court on May 18, where initial charges of first-degree assault and armed robbery — both felonies — were reduced to misdemeanors of second-degree assault and theft of less than $1,000.

Weaver opted to waive his right to a preliminary hearing on April 22, scheduled for that day. Because the case was heard in District Court, the preliminary hearing also served as Weaver's arraignment hearing.

Weaver's trial is now scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 24 at the Circuit Court for Prince George's County court house in Upper Marlboro.