Shane Lamar Evans, 34, of Sumpter Township will be sentenced May 4 for his part in the death of Elizabeth (Egypt) Covington in 2017.
Evans entered a guilty plea to charges of second-degree murder as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. He had originally been charged with homicide-felony murder and home invasion-first degree.
Evans offered testimony against Timothy Eugene Moore, 37, of Toledo and Shandon R. Groom, 30, also of Toledo. During proceedings at the 34th District Court, Evans testified he directed Moore and Groom to a duplex on Hull Road in Van Buren Township which he believed was the home of a marijuana seller.
The two defendants allegedly entered the wrong side of the duplex and shot and killed Covington. Evans has testified that he identified the residence but left the area before the shooting.Moore, who is accused of the shooting, and Groom have remained in the Wayne County Jail since their arrest in 2020. Each face charges of first-degree premeditated murder, felony murder, home invasion first degree and weapons felony firearm violations. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Wanda Evans ruled last week that she would allow the jury trials for the two defendants to be joined.
That trial is set to begin July 24.
