Four people holding signs that read, “Karen Read killed a man!,” Karen Read is guilty!,” “This is about Officer John O’Keefe, not you!,” and “Rot in jail,” stirred up emotions as they strolled through a sea of pink-shirted Read supporters.
The pink shirts then rallied together, shouting, “Free Karen Read, as the sign-holding group marched down the sidewalk and chanted, “Shame on you.”
This is the first time since the Read murder trial started two months ago that supporters of Read and O’Keefe have collided outside court.
Cannone ultimately ordered the jurors back to the jury room, saying they hadn’t been deliberating for a sufficient amount of time
After being unable to reach a verdict, Read’s supporters told Boston 25 News they were prepared to wait over the weekend.
“I could feel the tension here today … I don’t care if we have to wait until Monday and she gets a not-guilty verdict it would be worth it,” one supporter said.
“My yard’s a mess, my laundry’s not done they think it’s easy being out here? It’s not,” another supporter said.
Read, 44, of Mansfield, is accused of hitting her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe with her car and leaving him for dead in the snow in Canton in January 2022, but the defense has made a case that she is being framed.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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