Hokies United, an umbrella organization of student groups at Virginia Tech, is planning several events to raise money for the families of Eric Sutphin and Derrick McFarland.

The Montgomery County deputy and Montgomery Regional Hospital security guard were shot and killed Sunday and Monday. William Charles Morva, a Montgomery County Jail inmate who escaped from the hospital early Sunday morning, is accused of killing both men.

Hokies United is a student-driven volunteer effort first organized in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The upcoming effort is entitled: “Hokies United: Honoring Those Who Protect and Serve.”

Events will begin on Friday, when blue ribbons will be distributed and money collected in Squires Commonwealth Ballroom.

Alan Kim | Roanoke Times

On Wednesday afternoon at a funeral home in Christiansburg, Montgomery County Sheriff's Master Deputy Billy Saunders (center) relieves Master Deputy Chris Lucas during standing guard of the casket of Deputy Eric Sutphin. They are part of a 9-member honor guard with the sheriff's office who will take turns with 30 deputies standing guard in 15-minute shifts until the burial after the 11 a.m. funeral Thursday. On the left is Team Commander Hank Partin, who is also an honor guard member.

Donations will be collected and ribbons distributed in honor of law enforcement and security officials throughout next week. Other fund-raising events include a benefit at Sharkey’s Wing and Rib Joint Monday, a pep rally and concert on Henderson Lawn Thursday and a plaque presentation honoring heads of police departments at halftime of Tech’s first home game Sept. 1.

Montgomery County Commonwealth's Attorney Bradley Finch says he will not release charges against William Charles Morva related to the shooting death of Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputy Eric Sutphin until after the funerals for Sutphin and a security guard Morva is accused of killing.

"Out of respect for the families, we are going to wait until after the funerals," Finch said.

Sutphin's funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday in Christiansburg. A memorial service for Montgomery Regional Hospital security guard Derrick McFarland is scheduled for 4 p.m. tomorrow in Christiansburg. McFarland's funeral is scheduled for Monday in Baltimore.

Gov. Tim Kaine plans to attend services for Sutphin and McFarland Thursday.

Beyond confirming his arrest, authorities are not talking about the alleged involvement of Michael Morva, William Morva's older brother, in helping someone escape from custody. Officials will not say if the person he is alleged to have conspired with is his brother.

Michael Morva, who was booked into jail Sunday on charges of conpsiring in January to help a prisoner escape and possessing marijuana, also faces older burglary charges in connection with incidents last year. He was free on bail when he was arrested Sunday, five hours after his brother's escape.

Michael Morva proclaimed his innocence to TV cameras after his Tuesday arraignment.

Court documents say the escape conspiracy transpired between Jan. 4 and Jan. 15. Finch refused to discuss the case, including whether authorities had any advance knowledge of an escape plan, given that the conspiracy was alleged to have been eight months before William Morva's escape Sunday.

Circuit court records indicated that Michael Morva was released from the Montgomery County Jail on Jan. 15. Prior to his escape, William Morva was also being held at the county jail.

The parking lot at Horne Funeral Service in Christiansburg is packed with police cruisers as the public visitation for Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Eric E. Sutphin is set to begin at 3 p.m. The sheriff's office had a private visitation that began at 2 p.m. A special honor guard of sheriff's deputies -- some of whom underwent special honor guard training in the last day for this duty -- is attending Sutphin and plans to watch over him until his burial Thursday.

The public visitation continues until 8 p.m.

Sutphin, 40, was shot Monday morning on the Huckleberry Trail in Blacksburg. Police say the shooter was William Charles Morva, a 24-year-old Blacksburg resident who was jailed last year after an attempted armed robbery and escaped custody Sunday.

Derrick McFarland, a 33-year-old security guard at Montgomery Regional Hospital, was shot to death during Morva's escape. His funeral also is Thursday.

Gov. Tim Kaine will attend both the memorial service for slain Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputy Eric E. Sutphin, as announced Tuesday, and the service for Montgomery Regional Hospital Security Guard Derrick McFarland, Kaine's office announced today.

Both funerals are Thursday: Sutphin's service is at 11 a.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church at 220 W. Main St. in Christiansburg; McFarland's at 4 p.m. at Horne Funeral Service at 1300 N. Franklin St., also in Christiansburg.

Both men were slain during prisoner William Charles Morva's escape Sunday and the manhunt that continued until Morva's capture Monday.