Trooper Michael Proctor suspended without pay after Karen Read mistrial – Boston News, Weather, Sports [Video]

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. (WHDH) – State Police Trooper Michael Proctor was suspended without pay Monday following his handling of the high-profile Karen Read murder investigation, officials announced. 

Proctor, who served as the lead investigator in the Read case, became the subject of intense criticism after he revealed vulgar text messages about Read during testimony in her trial last month. 

He was relieved of duty immediately after Judge Beverly Cannone declared a mistrial in the case and sat for a duty status hearing on Monday morning to decide his future with the Massachusetts State Police. 

In an announcement near 2 p.m., a state police spokesperson said a board of commissioned officers recommended Proctor be suspended without pay. Interim Superintendent Col. John Mawn accepted the board’s recommendation and suspended Proctor effective immediately. 

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