Convicted murderer William Morva will not be executed today as previously scheduled.

Families of his victims and his own mother wept as the verdicts were read, but William Morva smiled slightly and snapped his fingers.

Morva trial timeline

The jury finds William Morva guilty on all charges; sentencing begins
Trial timeline

The capital-murder trial of William Morva, charged with killing two men during a jail escape, is set to begin Tuesday.

Attorney General McDonnell called the fallen deputy"a courageous Virginian”.

Read a breakdown of the search for Willam Morva

Police arrested Morva near the new Virginia Tech rugby field, close to the airport

The search for an escaped prisoner suspected in the slayings of a hospital security guard Sunday and a Montgomery County sheriff’s deputy this morning is focusing on the Blacksburg area.

William Morva was arrested just before 4:00 Monday afternoon, after a day of intense searching and high anxiety in Blacksburg.