After months of investigation and no official suspect, police intend to arrest a former Penn State football player today who authorities believe fatally stabbed a Penn State student 93 times in June.

LaVon Chisley, 23, is being sought out by police today for charges of first- and third-degree murder after being declared a "person of interest" in the death of Langston Carraway in July, Centre County District Attorney Michael Madeira said.

According to the coroner's report, Carraway died of massive blood loss on June 5 in his residence at 110 Northbrook Lane. Madeira said the arrest warrant states that Chisley wanted to quickly get out of town the morning after the murder.

DNA at Carraway's residence is the prosecution's strongest piece of evidence, Madeira said.

"There are many things, but a pretty strong piece of evidence includes the DNA at the scene," he said. "It's not blood, but I don't know precisely how they got it."

The DNA came back "a while ago," Madeira said, but he and other investigators spent the last few weeks ruling out other individuals as suspects.

"We wanted to be sure we were looking at the right person, not jump the gun on it," Madeira said. "And then we made the arrest of the individual that we thought was appropriate."

Karen Muir, Chisley's lawyer, could not be reached for comment last night.

Madeira said, after conversations with Muir, he thought Chisley was scheduled to voluntarily turn himself in today, but that it may no longer be the case.

Yesterday, a hearing was scheduled for 9 a.m. today over the validity of a warrant filed by Madeira to search Muir's law office at 1315 W. College Ave.

"[Chisley's arrest] was scheduled for [today] but because we had not planned on this hearing [today], we'll play things by ear," Madeira said.

The prosecution is seeking any financial record related to Chisley because Madeira said he thinks robbery could be established as a motive for the homicide.

"As part of the investigation, we are looking at those to whom he owed money, and that would include [Muir]," Madeira said.

Muir might raise the issue of client confidentiality, but Madeira said fee agreements and payment are not confidential.

Anyone charged with first-degree murder, which must show an intentional, malicious killing, does not have the right to bail. A first-degree murder conviction can mean life in prison or the death penalty.

Madeira said he has not made the decision yet on whether to seek the death penalty for Chisley.

To convict on a third-degree murder charge, only malice must be proven, he said.

Carraway's father, Vernon, a counselor in educational equity at Penn State, declined to comment.

Chisley was arrested in Maryland on drug charges stemming from Centre County in late June. He was cleared of those charges in October because Chisley was no longer living at the residence where drug paraphernalia believed to be his were found, according to court documents.