Investigator: Murder of William & Mary student took place after drug deal arranged

NORFOLK, Va. — Paperwork filed by a Norfolk police investigator said that information from witnesses and a cell phone indicate Nate Evans set up a drug deal with his accused murderer the night Evans died.

Evans, 19, was a running back at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg. Norfolk officers found him shot on the sidewalk at West 43rd Street and Colley Avenue on March 21. Evans died there.

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Police arrested 20-year-old Kri’Shawn D. Beamon on March 25. Beamon, who lives in the 3500 block of Coleshill Lane in Chesapeake, is facing charges of Second-degree murder, Robbery, and two counts of Using a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony.

Officers took Jerry Collins Spady, 22, into custody on March 22. He faces a charge of Possession of a Concealed Weapon. Spady lives in the 3700 block of Towne Point Road in Portsmouth.

Spady's lawyer made the following comment about the investigation:

"My client, Jerry Spady, had nothing to do with the murder of Nate Evans. At this point in the investigation, If the evidence pointed towards my client, he would not be out on bond. Defendants charged with murder are not released on bond. Even O.J. Simpson did not receive bond. To clear up the speculation, my client is not being charged with murder."

The court document referencing the possible drug deal was filed in Chesapeake Circuit Court. It was an affidavit for a search warrant. In it, the investigator who filed it wanted to search an apartment to look for Beamon and any "firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition."

Court Documents:

The affidavit said another Norfolk investigator, La'Toya Mitchell, "conducted interviews with witnesses and information obtained from a cellular phone belonging to Evans indicated that Evans went to the location to conduct a drug transaction with a male later identified as Kri'Shawn Del'Vante Beamon..."

Mitchell also determined that a cell phone that was at the scene of Evans' murder belonged to Beamon.

The affidavit explains that detectives were able to connect Beamon's car to the scene and that they used cell phone records to identify other people who may have known where he was after the shooting.