FRAMINGHAM – Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor appeared before a trial board to face allegations of misconduct on Wednesday. Proctor, who was suspended in part due to text messages he sent while working as the lead investigator in the Karen Read case , could potentially lose his job following the hearing.
Trooper Michael Proctor misconduct hearing
After Read’s first trial ended with a mistrial due to a hung jury, Proctor was suspended without pay on July 22, 2024.
Proctor faced a trial board Wednesday for what prosecutors in Read’s case described in a court filing as “allegations of misconduct in the performance of his duties as a uniformed member of the Massachusetts State Police.”
Proctor’s appointed trial board consists of a captain and two lieutenants…