Four charged in Taylor shooting

Authorities say they have more than one confession

? Four suspects were charged Saturday in the shooting death of Washington Redskins player Sean Taylor, with two of their lawyers confirming some have confessed.

Charles Wardlow, Eric Rivera and Venjah Hunte were denied bond during a brief court appearance via videoconference in Fort Myers. The fourth suspect, Jason Mitchell, was charged Saturday afternoon and had not made a court appearance.

All four are charged with unpremeditated murder in Taylor’s death, a killing police said was unplanned and arose out of a burglary at the player’s home. They’re also charged with armed burglary and home invasion with a firearm or another deadly weapon.

The four were arrested Friday in southwest Florida, about 100 miles from Miami.

Miami-Dade County police Director Robert Parker said the suspects didn’t expect Taylor to be home when they broke in early Monday, but the Redskins safety was recuperating from a knee injury and had returned from Washington. When Taylor surprised them, he was shot.

Authorities said they had more than one confession, but Parker would not elaborate.

Wilbur Smith, the attorney representing Rivera, said Saturday he expected a speedy resolution.

“Don’t expect this to be a long, drawn-out thing,” he told The News-Press of Fort Myers. “Because there are confessions, I believe this will be quickly resolved.”

Although some media reports identified his client as the one who pulled the trigger, Smith said he had not yet spoken extensively with Rivera to determine if that’s true. He said his client was remorseful.

“It’s an indescribable tragedy for the Taylor family, and it’s a tragedy for the families of these other young men because their lives are down the tube,” Smith said.

Rivera’s MySpace page appears to reflect a love of money. It is wallpapered with images of stacks of bills, and he’s seen photographed lying in a bed with $100 bills strewn atop him and fanning a wad of money in front of his face. He lists “countin money” among his interests and puts his income at $60,000 to $75,000. He goes by the name “$MR.FLORIDA$”.

John Evans, the attorney representing Wardlow, said it’s likely all four suspects will be transported to Miami today.