Feb 20, 2008 11:55 am US/Eastern
Student Waives Extradition In 2002 Md. Murder Case
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) ―
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Baltimore County police say Weaver and another man are accused of fatally shooting David Baskin Jr. in July 2002 in what is believed to have been a fight over a girl.
A Long Island college student has waived extradition to Maryland, where he is wanted in a 2002 murder investigation.
Adelphi University history major Nicholas Weaver was arrested last Thursday after being summoned from a math class on the school's campus.
Baltimore County police say Weaver and another man are accused of fatally shooting David Baskin Jr. in July 2002 in what is believed to have been a fight over a girl. The other man was arrested last week.
Weaver aspires to attend law school. Defense attorney Matthew Smalls insists Weaver is not guilty and looks forward to returning to Baltimore to clear his name.
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