TOLEDO, Ohio — A suppression hearing was held Wednesday morning in the case against Darnell Jones, the Toledo man charged in the kidnapping and death of his 13-year-old daughter, Kei’Mani Latigue.
Jones was present in court and appeared in a wheelchair. He told the judge that his medications do not affect his ability to understand the proceedings or communicate with his attorneys.
The hearing focused on four defense motions to suppress evidence, which, if granted, would prevent certain items from being used at trial. Defense attorneys are asking the court to exclude physical evidence seized from a Toledo home, cellphone records obtained from AT&T and related investigative materials.
Testimony on evidence seized from a Toledo home
The state called Sgt. Brian Smith of the Toledo Police Department, who testified about the investigation and evidence collection at the Willard Street home where Jones lived with his girlfriend, Nina Turner…