BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than two years after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shocked the rural community of Moscow, Idaho, the former criminal justice student charged in the killings is expected in court Wednesday to plead guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty.

The accused killer reportedly has agreed to a plea deal that will force him to spend his life in prison to avoid the death penalty.

The man accused of stabbing four students from the University of Idaho to death is appearing in court on Wednesday and is expected to enter a guilty plea.