FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — A disciplinary hearing to determine the fate of embattled Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor was held on Wednesday.
After hours of deliberation, a spokesperson for the state police said the proceedings will resume on Monday, February 10.
The hearing took place at State Police Headquarters in Framingham, where two troopers kept watch outside. The hearing was closed to the public and the media.
Update from MSP:
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Trooper Proctor’s trial board hearing which began this morning (Wednesday) has concluded for the day. The proceedings will resume on Monday, February 10.
The second day of the hearing will be conducted in person at General Headquarters in Framingham. Like…
The process started in July when State Police transferred Proctor out of the Norfolk County DA’s Office and suspended him without pay days after the Karen Read trial ended with a hung jury.
During that trial, he admitted to sending family, friends and co-workers offensive texts about Read while building a 2nd-degree murder case against her.
Dennis Galvin is a retired State Police Major who worked in internal affairs. He says Proctor is facing a trial board which is similar to a court marshall in the military. Both sides get to present evidence. The board then determines if Proctor is innocent or guilty.
“I think most of them would acknowledge the fact that, as Trooper Proctor himself did, that the statements were problematic, problematic and the issue will be, what the consequences will be,” he said.
If Trooper Proctor is found guilty in this process, the trial board will recommend discipline to the head of the state police – Colonel Geoffrey Noble.
But Colonel Noble gets the final say.
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