CLEVELAND, Ohio – Attorneys in the federal murder case against Kaprise and Thomas Sledge met for a pretrial conference on Friday to discuss evidence sharing and the possibility of a death penalty sentence. The two men are accused of killing Jonte Davis, a U.S. Postal Service carrier, while he was on duty in Warren in March 2024.
During the meeting, federal prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent that they are still waiting for a final decision from the Department of Justice on whether to seek the death penalty. In federal law, a specialized group called the Capital Crimes Committee must weigh the facts of a case before the Attorney General decides if a defendant will face execution if convicted. Because no decision has been made yet, the defense is currently treating the case as a capital prosecution.
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