CLEVELAND, Ohio - A federal judge has denied a request from two defendants accused of killing a U.S. postal worker in Warren to compel prosecutors to turn over a list of cooperating witnesses.

U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent ruled that the information is not legally required to be disclosed at this stage of the proceedings, even though the defense requested it to help prepare a memo to the Department of Justice arguing against the death penalty.

Thomas Sledge and Kaprise Sledge are charged with the March 2024 shooting death of mail carrier Jonte Davis in Warren. Federal prosecutors are weighing whether to seek the death penalty in the case.

Attorneys for the Sledges argued that the identities and statements of any cooperating witnesses were "material to the defense" and necessary

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