Monroe County officials spent the weekend preparing for the media descending on the narrow streets of Stroudsburg, the county seat, where the suspect in the murder of four college students is expected to waive extradition Tuesday afternoon.

Streets are being closed near the courthouse and traffic is being rerouted to allow for the onslaught for the hearing. People who have no business in the area are being asked to stay away from downtown.

Bryan Kohberger, 28, a former Pleasant Valley student and later a part-time guard in the district, was taken into custody Friday at the family’s home in Indian Mountain Lakes, Chestnuthill Township.

Kohberger, a Ph.D. student and teaching assistant at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and a felony count of burglary in connection with the deaths on Nov. 13.

The students - Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum, Idaho; Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls, Idaho; and Ethan Chapin, 20, of Conway, Washington - were members of the university’s Greek system and close friends. Mogen, Goncalves and Kernodle lived in the three-story rental home with two other roommates. Kernodle and Chapin were dating and he was visiting the house that night.

Autopsies showed all four were likely asleep when they were attacked. Some had defensive wounds and each was stabbed multiple times. There was no sign of sexual assault, police said.

Kohberger is being held in Monroe County Correctional Facility without bail. He will be held without bail in Idaho, where he will face charges in the death penalty case.

His extradition hearing is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. today in Monroe County Court.

The court documents are sealed until Kohberger is taken to Idaho for arraignment.

Kohberger’s family issued a statement Sunday through his attorney, Monroe County chief public defender Jason LaBar.

They offered sympathies to the families of the students. “There are no words that can adequately express the sadness we feel, and we pray each day for them,” his parents and two sisters said in the statement.

They said they have cooperated with police, but asked that justice be allowed to proceed.

“We will continue to let the legal process unfold and as a family we will love and support our son and brother. We have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote the presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions,” the statement said.

The case has attracted national attention, with many outlets delving into Kohberger’s background.

Kohberger earned a degree in psychology at Northampton Community College. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology and masters in criminal justice from DeSales University.

Kohberger was home for winter break from Washington State University when Pennsylvania State Police and the FBI picked him up on Friday.

His lawyer reported that his father flew to Colorado to drive him back to Pennsylvania in a white Hyundai Elantra, a clue in the case that led police to him. The car has been impounded by police.

Monroe First Assistant District Attorney Michael Mancuso said Monday, “The challenges center around what the prosecutor can ethically say to the media in an ongoing criminal case. We must be mindful of not trying a case in the press.”

He added, “So I emphasize that a defendant is presumed innocent. We must also balance the public’s right to be kept informed of important developments in a case. That is important and part of a prosecutor’s obligation. So like so many things a balancing is required.”

His family concluded their statement, “We respect privacy in this matter as our family and the families suffering loss can move forward through the legal process.”