Four men are facing charges in the death of a man found beaten at the bottom of an eastern Pennsylvania embankment.
The Reading Eagle reports that 21-year-old Kyle Adams was ordered held for court Tuesday in Berks County on first-degree murder and aggravated assault charges in the December death of 18-year-old Donavin Yenser.
Facing similar charges is 19-year-old Paul Cook Jr. He and two other men facing assault counts waived hearings.
Authorities allege that the four beat Yenser near Reading's Pagoda over a marijuana theft from a juvenile.
Adams' attorney, Robert Kirwan II, said a co-defendant's testimony Tuesday showed that his client caused no life-threatening injuries and he was "very confident the murder charges will not be sustained.'' Cook's attorney didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.
