CLEVELAND, Ohio – Attorneys for one of the men accused of killing a Warren mail carrier filed motions this week seeking to block evidence seized during the investigation.
Thomas Sledge, 44, and Kaprise Sledge, 24, are charged in the March 2024 shooting death of U.S. Postal Service carrier Jonte Davis. Kaprise Sledge’s attorneys asked a federal judge to suppress items taken from a home and to release secret grand jury testimony.
Kaprise Sledge’s defense team filed a motion to suppress all evidence seized during a March 2, 2024, search of a residence on Maryland Street N.E. in Warren. During the raid, investigators confiscated cell phones and clothing, including shoes, that prosecutors intend to use as evidence.
The defense argues the search warrant was invalid because the affidavit used to secure it relied on a confidential informant whose reliability was never verified. The motion states the affidavit contained “no statement that the [informant] has provided reliable information in the past”.
