All quiet in the court! Karen Read is officially acquitted of murder charges. But her battle with the justice system isn’tover. Her SUV has been held as evidence for months, and she wants it back. She filed a motion asking a judge for the immediate return of her Lexus. 

Karen Read wants her SUV back right now 

The Massachusetts state police are still holding Karen Read’s Lexus SUV and personal cellphone as evidence, even though she was acquitted of murder charges. 

According to Yahoo, a defense motion was filed in Norfolk Superior Court. Reportedly, Read’s defense attorney, Steven Boozang, has been trying to negotiate with Assistant District Attorney Adam Lally. 

But Lally has not responded to his requests about returning the SUV and phone. She was acquitted about a month ago, after prosecutors claimed that she used her Lexus LX 570 to strike Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. 

She was accused of hitting him outside her home, but the second-degree murder charge was dropped. However, she was found guilty of driving under the influence of liquor. 

Prosecutors claimed that DNA collected from a broken taillight on Read’s SUV matched O’Keefe’s. The taillight fragment matches the material from her SUV. A strand of hair was also found. 

No blood was found under the vehicle. But O’Keefe’s shirt and jeans had blood stains. An expert testified that Read’sSUV was backing up at the moment John O’Keefe last used his phone. 

A car can be held as evidence until the case is fully resolved. I’m no law expert, but the SUV doesn’t seem like it’s needed for a criminal investigation or proceeding any longer.