Harper to contest new charges in carjacking case - Cape Gazette
Rondaiges Harper, left, and attorney John Brady speak to assembled media outside Delaware Superior Court in Georgetown. Harper pleaded not guilty to new charges of unlawful imprisonment and conspiracy two weeks after he was freed from a 30-year prison sentence for his role in the carjacking and kidnapping of 89-year-old Margaret Smith in 2013. Rondaiges Harper... Harper pleaded not guilty to new charges of first-degree unlawful imprisonment and second-degree conspiracy for his role in the 2013 carjacking and kidnapping of then-89-year-old Slaughter Neck resident Margaret Smith. Harper’s attorney, John Brady, said he plans to file a double jeopardy motion sometime prior to Harper’s Monday, Oct. Brady said the jury in Harper’s trial was instructed it could consider the lesser charge of unlawful imprisonment if jurors did not find Harper guilty of first-degree kidnapping. Harper was convicted of first-degree carjacking and kidnapping for his role in Smith's abduction. Initially, the girls did not tell Harper or Brewer that Smith was in the trunk, but when they found out, they did not contact police. instead they drove around for two days in Smith's 2001 Buick LeSabre. Perez eventually suggested burning the car with Smith inside, but Harper and Brewer refused. Source: capegazette.villagesoup.com
