CANTON – Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read case, was “relieved of duty” Monday, hours after a mistrial was declared in Norfolk Superior Court.
Who is Michael Proctor?
Proctor has been with the state police for about 10 years. He can no longer perform the duties of a state trooper.
On the witness stand during the trial, Proctor admitted sending inappropriate and offensive text messages about Read during the investigation. He was forced to read those texts to the jury in court.
Read’s attorneys accused Proctor of covering for witnesses who are also his friends and planting evidence. He says he is not guilty of any wrongdoing. The defense has also questioned the relationship Proctor and his…
