Trial begins Monday in Caitlyn Kaufman homicide trial in Tennessee
The trial for two men charged in the December 2020 shooting death of Butler County native Caitlyn Kaufman begins Monday in Nashville, Tenn.
James Cowan, 29, and Devaunte Hill, 23, both of Tennessee, are facing first-degree murder charges in the Dec. 3 death of Kaufman, a Chicora native who was 26 years old.
Jury selection is expected to take half the day Monday. The trial will begin after the jury is selected and take at least the rest of the week in Nashville-Davidson County Court.
Cowan is being represented by attorney Ron Munkeboe and Hill’s attorney is Jason Chaffin.
The case is being prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Roger Moore and assistant district attorneys Jan Norman and Kristen Taylor. Members of the Metro Nashville Police Department are expected to present testimony about their investigation into Kaufman’s death.
Judge Angelita Blackshear Dalton is presiding over the trial, which is being held in courtroom 6B in the A.A. Birch Building in downtown Nashville.
