Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said he takes ownership of his office’s handling of previously withdrawn kidnapping charges against Keon King, the man police say abducted Kada Scott this month.

Incumbent Larry Krasner is running for a third term against Pat Dugan, after defeating Dugan in the Democratic primary.

District Attorney Larry Krasner is expected to hold a press conference Monday morning regarding the recent disappearance of Kada Scott. PHL17 will be streaming the

King, who's accused of kidnapping Scott, was taken into custody this year on a similar charge but paid $20,000 and was released.

Dugan, a former judge, lost the Democratic primary in May. This time around, he’s running as a Republican, after securing the nomination via write-in votes.

Residents responded to the possibility of National Guard deployment in Philadelphia as the DA's office hosted the first of three meetings about it.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner faces backlash after repeat offender Keon King was charged in the disappearance of Penn State graduate Kada Scott.

Nine local victim services organizations received $810,000 — amounting to about $90,000 each — from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, DA Larry Krasner announced Tuesday at a news conference