Overview

• Jurors found Read not guilty of second-degree murder, drunken driving manslaughter and leaving the scene in the January 2022 death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe.
• Jurors convicted Read of driving under the influence after tests showed a blood-alcohol level at or above 0.08 percent.
• Juror Janet Jimenez said she entered deliberations leaning toward guilt but found reasonable doubt after reviewing more than 200 pieces of evidence.
• Defense attorneys argued that O’Keefe was beaten inside a house and that officers concealed evidence or manipulated the crime scene.
• Read was photographed hauling garbage at her Boston hotel two days after the verdict, marking her first public appearance since the trial.