Trigger Warning: Domestic Violence
Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Jury Conviction of Abduction, Another 4 Years for Violating Probation
NORFOLK, Va. — King David Manning Jr., 39, was sentenced on Friday, April 11, to serve 14 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of abduction and, following that conviction, a judge found him in violation of his probation from a prior offense.
On March 26, 2023, Mr. Manning picked up his then-girlfriend to drive her home from her mother’s house. The woman had a firearm that she intended to bring home with her. The couple began arguing while inside the car, and the woman tried to get out, but Mr. Manning pulled her by her hair back into the car and hit her. The woman was able to escape from the car shortly thereafter and ran to a stranger, who drove her away and to a store where she was able to call Norfolk Police. Mr. Manning fled to North Carolina after this incident and was arrested by law enforcement there while he was still in possession of the victim’s gun. Mr. Manning has prior felony convictions and is prohibited from possessing a gun.
Based on their investigation, Norfolk Police charged Mr. Manning with felony abduction, using a firearm in the commission of that felony, misdemeanor assault, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Mr. Manning pleaded not guilty to his charges and requested to be tried by a jury.
On Jan. 15, 2025, the jury convicted Mr. Manning of abduction and found him not guilty of using a firearm to commit abduction. The Commonwealth withdrew the charges of assault and possession of a firearm. Mr. Manning faced up to 10 years in prison for abduction and additional time for violating his probation from a prior offense.
Judge Robert B. Rigney, who presided over the jury trial, sentenced Mr. Manning on April 11 to serve the maximum 10 years in prison for abduction and revoked four years of previously suspended time for Mr. Maning’s probation violation, bringing his total active sentence to 14 years.
“Mr. Manning’s abusive behavior endangered and traumatized the survivor of this incident, and it has earned Mr. Manning more than a decade in prison,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi. “I am grateful to the survivor for her courage, to the good Samaritan who rescued the survivor and helped her, and to the Norfolk Police for their solid work. We will continue to focus our Office’s efforts on holding accountable the people who commit violence against and harm our citizens.”
Senior Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Scott C. Vachris prosecuted Mr. Manning’s case, and Norfolk Police Detective Casey L. Bostjancic led the investigation.
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