Navy officer shot pregnant girlfriend, left her body by the side of the road after she refused to get an abortion, investigators say

The member of large Virginia pistillate Raquiah Paulette King, 20, welcomed the quality that jurors convicted her killer, fellow Navy Lt. Junior Grade Emmanuel Dewayne Coble, 27.

“To cognize that that feline thought helium was going to get distant with it, it conscionable feels good,” said King’s brother, Gregory King, aft the verdict, according to Richmond CBS affiliate WTVR. “It puts icing connected the cake.”

King was discovered by Hanover County deputies connected July 21, 2022, aft deputies received a telephone astir “the assemblage of a pistillate that was located connected the broadside of the roadway,” the Hanover County Sheriff said successful a statement connected Aug. 15, 2022. Coble was arrested connected Aug. 11, 2022, the connection added.

Before his trial, Coble reportedly went backmost and distant betwixt attorneys and representing himself, yet enactment for the second erstwhile proceedings was underway. According to WTVR, helium served arsenic his ain lawyer astatine proceedings — selecting the jury, giving an opening statement, and cross-examining respective witnesses.

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He besides claimed that attorneys and constabulary were conspiring against him, WTVR reported.

Even the Hanover County justice was fed up with Coble, reportedly saying that helium was trying to manipulate the tribunal — and the jury.

“He utilized tons of hold tactics, continuances to support this lawsuit going and drew it retired truthful it took a batch to bring this lawsuit crossed the decorativeness line,” Hanover Commonwealth’s Attorney Mackenzie Babichenko said aft trial, according to WTVR.

Coble admitted that helium did sprout King to death, and that helium did dump her assemblage successful the woods, but that it was an accident,

Prosecutors reportedly said that Coble had brought King to an termination clinic, but she refused to acquisition the procedure, seemingly having decided that she wanted to person the baby.

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King had reportedly told her mother that if thing ever happened to her, Coble was responsible.

“She was a ray of sunlight she was fun, beauteous courageous and strong,” Gregory King said. “I’m conscionable grateful for everything.”

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