Michael Proctor Laughs At Karen Read Corruption Allegations As He Fights To Get Job Back

Former Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor laughed astatine nan conception that he tried to framework Karen Read successful 2022 erstwhile John O'Keefe died, he said successful a caller tv interview.

In nan question and reply which aired connected Thursday night, Proctor responded to accusations that he's corrupt and deliberately tried to framework Read successful nan decease of her boyfriend, who was a Boston Police Department officer.

"I laughter because it's specified a ridiculous accusation," Proctor said connected NBC's "Dateline." "There's not 1 portion of grounds aliases truth to support that, because it did not happen. I would ne'er do thing for illustration that."

When asked if he cracked nan taillight connected Read's Lexus, Proctor responded "absolutely not."

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Defendant Karen Read smiles earlier closing arguments during her execution proceedings successful Norfolk Superior Court, Friday, June 13, 2025, successful Dedham, Mass. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)

Proctor, who was nan lead interrogator successful Read's case, shared "derogatory texts" regarding nan suspect, successful summation to sharing "sensitive aliases confidential information," an soul reappraisal found. The reappraisal recovered Proctor called Read a "wack job," a "babe… pinch nary a--" and a "c---." He besides wrote that he wished Read would termination herself successful summation to joking astir looking for nude selfies connected Read's phone.

Proctor told "Dateline" that he should get his occupation back.

"I've ne'er had a azygous complaint. I've ne'er been nan taxable of immoderate disciplinary actions. All my worker evaluations are either outstanding aliases excellent. And I still emotion nan job. I still want to beryllium a trooper. And I'm fighting for it. You know, I'm going to nan appeals process now," Proctor said.

The erstwhile Massachusetts State Trooper besides responded to accusations that his matter messages astir Read were inappropriate.

"What's successful your backstage phone, your individual phone?" Proctor asked. " Have you ever had a infinitesimal of...A mediocre lapse of judgment, erstwhile you're conscionable airing worldly retired connected your individual phone, you person an anticipation of privateness successful that small device."

Proctor besides told ABC's "20/20" he allowed his emotions to get excessively progressive erstwhile he sent those texts.

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Karen Read exits nan Norfolk County Superior Court, Friday,  June 13, 2025, successful Dedham, Mass. Read is charged pinch sidesplitting her Boston constabulary serviceman fellow by intentionally driving her SUV into him.  (Richard Beetham for Fox New Digital)

"I expressed those emotions successful a antagonistic way, which I shouldn't have. I shouldn't person been texting my friends anyhow," he said. "They are what they are. They don't specify maine arsenic a person. They're regrettable.

In a connection posted to X, Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble said caller policies person been implemented pursuing Read's case.

"The events of nan past 3 years person challenged our Department to thoroughly reappraisal our actions and return actual steps to present precocious investigative training, guarantee due oversight, and heighten accountability. Under my guidance arsenic Colonel, nan State Police has, and will proceed to, amended successful these regards. Our attraction remains connected delivering fantabulous constabulary services that bespeak nan worth of
professionalism and support nationalist trust," Noble said.

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Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor takes nan guidelines during Karen Read's first execution proceedings astatine Norfolk Superior Court successful Dedham, Mass. connected June 10, 2024.   (Kayla Bartkowski/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Jurors connected Wednesday recovered Read not blameworthy of second-degree murder, but recovered her blameworthy of operating a conveyance while nether nan power pinch a blood-alcohol level of .08% aliases greater.

Following nan verdict, typical charismatic Hank Brennan requested Read acquisition 1 twelvemonth of probation successful summation to a 24D outpatient program, which is regular for nan first drunken driving offense.

The verdict came pursuing 30 days of grounds and 4 days of assemblage deliberation. Prosecutors initially alleged Read killed her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe connected Jan. 29, 2022 while she was driving her car drunk during a blizzard. 

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O'Keefe was recovered during nan early greeting hours of Jan. 29, 2022, pinch his assemblage lying successful nan snow. Kerry Roberts and Jennifer McCabe some testified against her, telling jurors that Read was panicked erstwhile she called them connected nan greeting of Jan. 29, 2022 saying O'Keefe was missing.

McCabe alleged that Read repeated nan building "I deed him" connected nan greeting he went missing. Timothy Nuttall, a paramedic, besides said successful tribunal that he heard Read saying "I deed him" 3 times.

Witnesses testified that Read and O'Keefe were drinking pinch friends, which included McCabe, successful Canton and were invited to an after-party astatine Brian Albert's house, but nan mates didn't attend.

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Karen Read exits Norfolk County Superior Court successful Dedham, MA, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Read was recovered to beryllium not blameworthy of nan execution of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe. (Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)

Read's defense team, however, maintained that Read ne'er deed O'Keefe. Her lawyers blamed O'Keefe's injuries connected a canine onslaught arsenic good arsenic an altercation pinch men astatine nan after-party.

According to witnesses who testified successful court, while Read's car was extracurricular Albert's house, she and O'Keefe weren't seen astatine nan after-party. Read told reporters that she saw O'Keefe participate nan location anterior to her driving away.

Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.