A jury in a domestic violence related carjacking case found the defendant not guilty on all charges before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Oct. 29.
Bernard King, 40, was charged with carjacking and threatening to kidnap or injure a person due to his alleged involvement in a carjacking that took place on the 2000 block of S Street, SE, on June 10.
After deliberations on Oct. 29, the jury acquitted King on both of the charges.
Both the victim and King testified that they were in a dispute because the victim took King’s phone. King then followed her out of a deli parking lot to an officer’s house nearby.
Defense attorney Karen Minor claimed that the victim was driving erratically and may have been under the influence of a substance. King testified to being worried for the victim’s safety, claiming she allegedly did not have a license.
Parties are not slated to reconvene.
