The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department has made an arrest and charges have been filed in connection to the May 3rd murder of six-year-old, Sir-Antonio Brown.
Cassandra Sledge,18, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas was charged today in Wyandotte County with obstructing prosecution in the case.
Charges are based on the fact that Sledge, who owns the vehicle suspects used to commit the murder, knowingly provided false statements to law enforcement to obstruct prosecution of the suspects.
Sledge is currently being held in the Wyandotte County Jail on a $40,000 bond.
“There is something seriously wrong with society when an individual will say or do anything to protect the killers of a six-year-old child,” Chief Karl Oakman, Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, said.
“This can never be accepted in our community or any other place in America. We all need to examine our hearts and understand that this can no longer the norm. Others out there know who these individuals are.
Little Sir-Antonio has all the support and resources from the KCKPD and our federal partners to bring these killers to justice.”
This incident is under investigation by the KCKPD Major Case Unit.
Anyone with information on this case is urged to call the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477). All tips remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.
Cassandra Sledge arrested and charged in connection to the murder of six-year-old, Sir-Antonio Brown