A Roxbury man is on trial after he allegedly “dragged” a teen by his car, leading to the victim’s death, after an iPhone sale gone bad in 2018.

“Nov. 16, 2018, was an unthinkable day for Kemoni Miller,” said Suffolk ADA Alexandra Rahimi. “The unimaginable happened when the defendant, Kenneth Ford, dragged him down Gallivan Boulevard at a high rate of speed. He hung from the outside of the vehicle, fell from that car, and he died. In the simplest terms, this is a robbery gone wrong.”

Ford, 30, of Roxbury, was charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of Kemoni Miller, 18, in 2018 and returned to Suffolk Superior Court on Thursday for the start of his trial nearly seven years later.

In opening statements, Rahimi alleged “the defendant knew Miller was outside of the vehicl

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