Karen Read was acquitted of murder charges in June. What she’s asking the state to return

Following her acquittal on murder and other charges, Karen Read is asking a judge to force prosecutors to return her Lexus SUV and cellphone.

Steven C. Boozang, an attorney for Read, filed the motion Monday in Norfolk Superior Court seeking return of the 2021 Lexus LX 570 and her personal cellphone. The Massachusetts State Police have possession of the property, Boozang said.

Read, 45, on June 18, was acquitted by a jury of killing her boyfriend, Braintree native and Boston police officer John O’Keefe, by backing into him with her SUV outside a Canton home in January 2022 and leaving him to die in a snowstorm following a night of drinking. The jury found her guilty of operating under the influence. She was sentenced to a year of probation and a class.

Read’s defense team argued that the police and other parties colluded to frame Read for his murder.

Boozang wrote in the filing that Read’s lawyers “attempted to negotiate the return of the listed property with ADA Adam Lally in late June” and they have not heard back from him.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Karen Read is asking for the return of her Lexus SUV and cellphone