*A lawyer for one of the four suspects accused of killing Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor says the murder weapon was stuffed in a sock and tossed into the Florida Everglades, reports the Associated Press.

Attorney Michael Hornung said Friday that his client, Venjah Hunte, is cooperating with prosecutors in hopes of a plea deal and wants to help find the discarded gun.

"We have started negotiations and discussions with the prosecutors in this case. Based on his substantial assistance, we hope it would be taken into account," said Hornung, who first gave the information to The Miami Herald.

Hunte, Eric Rivera Jr., Charles Wardlow and Jason Mitchell have pleaded not guilty to first-degree felony murder and armed burglary charges and are being held without bond.

Hornung said Hunte has told prosecutors that one of his co-defendants got out of the car on the highway known as Alligator Alley in the eastern part of the Everglades. One of the other defendants put the black gun in a sock and threw it about 20 yards onto the side of the road, Hornung said.

According to Hornung, November 25th started with the four suspects leaving Fort Myers for Miami with no immediate plans. When they saw expensive cars parked at Taylor's home, one of the suspects said the football star kept $200,000 in a black bag in one of the bedrooms.

At least one of the men said he had stolen $5,000 from Taylor's home before, Hornung said.

The suspects thought Taylor, though injured, was still traveling with the team for a game against Tampa that Sunday. They had no idea he was at home nursing a knee injury with his girlfriend and young daughter, Hornung said.

The suspects climbed over a fence and broke into a bathroom near the pool with a crowbar. Rivera, 17, and Mitchell, 19, went inside. Minutes later Mitchell ran out claiming he heard a noise, Hornung said. Rivera persuaded Mitchell to go back inside. A few minutes later, Hunte, 20, heard a gunshot and then a scream inside the house.

Mitchell and Rivera came running out and the group left in the car, Hornung said. Once in Fort Myers, Mitchell and Rivera burned their clothes and masks, the attorney said.

A grand jury indictment identified Rivera as the one who shot Taylor.