Sentencing for a man convicted in the murder case of a Struthers boy has been delayed due to him allegedly lying during his plea deal.

According to court records, 27-year-old Kimonie Bryant was originally supposed to be sentenced for his role in the murder of 4-year-old Rowan Sweeney on Wednesday, April 17.

However, this was delayed after a motion was filed claiming that Bryant lied to prosecutors during his plea deal. 

The murder began as a home invasion and robbery, which was plotted after co-defendant Andre McCoy texted Bryant to plan the robbery of Yarnell Green after he had showed off COVID-19 pandemic relief money he had received.

From there, Bryant drove 21-year-old Brandon Crump to the home on Perry Street where Crump shot everyone in the home and killed Sweeney and took the money.

According to court documents, when the prosecution asked Bryant if he had seen any of the stolen money since the night of the robbery, Bryant told them he had not and he and Crump had split up following the murder.

However, prosecutors say when preparing for Crump's trial for his role in the murder, data showed that Crump and Bryant's cell phone location data had matched up at a home on Cassius Avenue following the incident.

Additionally, a video used as evidence in Crump's trial of him flashing money revealed that the amount of money shown was not as much as Green was reported to have had that night.

When questioned about this, prosecutors say Bryant told them the Cassius stop was made for the two to split the money from the robbery before he took Crump home, which contradicted his previous statement.

According to the document, this alleged lie is the reason why Bryant was not called as a witness during Crump's trial.

Because of this, prosecutors are now asking Bryant receive a more severe sentence than the sentence of 20 years to life in prison they had originally recommended.

Court employees tell 21 News this motion is currently under review by Judge Anthony D'Apolito.

Mahoning County Prosecutor Gina DeGenova could not provide any further comment on this motion, but says the text of the motion "speaks for itself."