DEDHAM, Mass. (WPRI) — Just hours after a deadlocked jury led the judge to declare a mistrial in the case of Karen Read, Massachusetts State Police announced that the lead investigator in John O’Keefe’s 2022 death has been relieved of his duties.

“Upon learning today’s result, the Department took immediate action to relieve Trooper Michael Proctor of duty and formally transfer him out of the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective’s Unit,” MSP Superintendent Col. John E. Mawn said in a statement, which the department also shared on social media.

Mawn added that Proctor’s testimony in the trial led state police to open an internal investigation into the officer’s “serious misconduct,” which is still ongoing.

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