DEDHAM, Mass. — A disciplinary hearing scheduled for next week will determine suspended Trooper Michael Proctor’s future with the Massachusetts State Police, according to a new filing in the Karen Read murder case.
The Norfolk Superior Court filing dated Jan. 3, 2025, indicates that MSP Colonel Geoffrey Noble “may immediately impose permanent discipline” on Proctor at a hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 15.
“Trooper Proctor is scheduled to appear before a Massachusetts State Police trial board for allegations of misconduct in the performances of his duties as a uniformed member of the Massachusetts State Police,” the filing stated.
Breaking: A hearing to determine Trooper Michael Proctor’s future with the MSP has been scheduled for next week according to a new filing in the Karen Read case.
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The filing says the Colonel “may immediately impose permanent discipline” at the hearing.
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Proctor, the lead investigator assigned to the death of Read’s Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe, was relieved of his duty this past summer following a mistrial in the Read case and his last day with the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office followed soon thereafter.
At the time, MSP said Proctor would remain suspended without pay pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation. State Police confirmed on Monday that they have concluded their internal affairs investigation and that Trooper Proctor remains relieved of duty and suspended without pay.
“At the conclusion of any internal affairs investigation, the Department may pursue charges that would be adjudicated by a State Police Trial Board,” an MSP spokesperson said. “The Board makes disciplinary recommendations to the Superintendent who determines the final outcome.”
He came under fire for a series of disparaging texts he sent regarding Read, which he read aloud in court during witness testimony. Proctor admitted on the stand that the texts were “unprofessional.”
Read is accused of backing her SUV into O’Keefe and leaving him to die in Canton during a snowstorm in 2022.
Judge Beverly Cannone recently agreed to push Read’s second trial back to April 2025.
Prosecutors in the Brian Walshe case announced in September 2024 that Proctor would not be called to testify when the case goes to trial in the fall.
Proctor also served as the lead investigator in the case against Walshe, who is accused of killing and dismembering his wife Ana Walshe.
The department also says they share the results of all internal affairs investigations with the POST Commission.
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