Hearing Likely to be Delayed for Farmville Murders Defendant

A hearing for Richard "Sam" McCroskey set for later this month is expected to be delayed.

Attorneys Carey Bowen and Russ Stone tell CBS 6 they've received some lab results back, but not all of them. They're also waiting for McCroskey's physicatric evaluation to be completed.

He was supposed to appear in court on April 20 so a judge could set a trial date. That hearing could be delayed.

Meanwhile, Mccroskey is still at the jail. He's in touch with his parents, but they have yet to come and visit him.

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One of the men defending the 20 year old accused of the quadruple murder in Farmville is talking about the case.

Capital murder indictments against Richard "Sam" McCroskey were just unsealed yesterday.

The accused killer's defense team will have to wait awhile to get a look at the evidence against their client.

McCroskey could be facing more charges as forensic evidence is examined and reviewed, but his attorney's biggest challenge will be trying to keep him from getting the death penalty if convicted of the four murders.

One of his attorney's, Russell Stone says his client is coming to terms with just how serious a situation he is in.

"I think the seriousness of the situation is setting in on him. I know he is extremely concerned about the families of the victims" says Stone, sitting in a conference room at his office.

McCroskey could be facing a death sentence in the murders of these four people. Stone says its too early to decide how they will defend their young client "I think anytime you are dealing with issues as serious as these, whether its on the side of the victim or on the side of the defendant, its as serious as it gets, so its always going to be difficult".

One of the search warrants un-sealed Tuesday in a Prince Edward County Court room suggests there may be video or still pictures taken by McCroskey inside the home after the four were killed.

"I've read the search warrant affidavit you refer to and at this stage we are still early enough where all the evidence has not been provided to us, some of it is still being analyzed at the lab" and Stone adds "I don't know if anything like that exists at this stage".

McCroskey's family has not been in Virginia to visit him but Stone says he has talked to them by phone.

As for the public's perception of his client, Stone simply says "Lets wait until you actually learn more about him before you make any judgments".

McCroskey is due back in a Prince Edward County Courtroom on January 19th for a trail date to be set. Stone indicates it may be months after that date before the trial starts.