WARREN — With an Aug. 17 trial set for Kaprise and Thomas Sledge in Cleveland Federal Court in the March 2, 2024, shooting death of U.S. Postal Service carrier Jonte Davis, 33, in Warren, the defense and prosecution are wrangling over evidence.
The Sledges are charged federally with murder of a federal employee and discharging a firearm during a violent crime in the 1:44 p.m. homicide. If convicted, both could receive life in prison. No decision has been announced by the government on whether it will seek the death penalty. Judge Donald C. Nugent in Cleveland is presiding over the case.
Late this week, federal prosecutors responded to several motions filed Jan. 23 by attorneys for Kaprise Sledge, 25, of Warren, and Thomas Sledge, 45, of Youngstown, that asked for prosecutors to turn over information specific to the defendants that might help or hurt their case, information regarding the defendants’ history and background, and information regarding confidential informants or cooperating witnesses.
One motion cites the Fifth Amendment right to due process and other rights to enable the Sledges to defend against information prosecutors have regarding prior convictions and “bad acts”; information that is either favorable or not favorable to the Sledges; and facts relating to the credibility of law enforcement personnel.
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