Evidence questioned in case against trooper's alleged killer

After his first appearance in court Wednesday, the alleged shooter in the June slaying of a Maryland State Police trooper will continue to be held on first-degree murder charges awaiting his indictment.

In a preliminary hearing in Prince George's County District Court, Judge Robert Hefron ruled there is probable cause to hold Cyril Cornelius Williams, 27, of Seat Pleasant on the murder charge, despite objections from his defense attorney that the only witness to identify Williams as the shooter is his own codefendant, an alleged accomplice.