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Karen Read Seeks Return of Lexus and Cellphone After Acquittal

Her lawyers say prosecutors ignored June negotiations, prompting a court order for immediate release.

Overview

  • On July 28, Read’s defense filed a motion in Norfolk Superior Court seeking the immediate return of her seized 2021 Lexus LX 570 and personal cellphone from the Massachusetts State Police.
  • Steven C. Boozang, lead defense counsel, says Assistant District Attorney Adam Lally ignored late-June requests to release the items.
  • Read was acquitted in mid-June of second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene charges and received probation after a misdemeanor OUI conviction.
  • Prosecutors had relied on data from the SUV’s control module and forensic analysis of shattered taillight fragments to support their collision theory.
  • Her team plans to file a motion to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit filed by John O’Keefe’s family in Plymouth Superior Court.