Hearing Set for Man in Brother-in-Law’s Killing

A man accused of fatally shooting his brother-in-law in an alleged dispute over video games is scheduled to be charged in court Monday.

Paul Myers, 30, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of gunning down brother-in-law Jason Weaver, 26, in the garage at Myers’ Moorpark home.

Myers was due in court Friday to enter a plea to a charge of murder, but prosecutors say a paperwork delay prevented them from bringing charges. The hearing was postponed until Monday.

Authorities said Myers shot Weaver six times with a .38-caliber revolver, with five bullets striking his body and one striking his head.

Myers, the son of Los Angeles Police Sgt. James N. Myers, used his father’s department-issued gun in the shooting, LAPD authorities said Friday. It is unlikely that James Myers will face any disciplinary action, the officials said.

Paul Myers is being held without bail at Ventura County Jail in the medical ward. Authorities declined to say why Myers was in that ward.

Myers is also wanted by the Army for desertion, said Leta Deyerly, a spokeswoman for the Army Personnel Command Public Affairs office in Virginia. Deyerly said Myers enlisted in the Army in May 1997, and began basic training May 19, 1997, in Ft. Benning, Ga. Within a month, Myers left his station and was declared AWOL.

He was charged with desertion a month later.