The Massachusetts State Police trooper who was fired over his dealing with of the Karen Learn investigation is continuous his efforts to get his job again.
Former Trooper Michael Proctor was dishonorably discharged from the MSP in March after the company’s trial board discovered him responsible of a number of violations of the group’s Code of Conduct.
All however one of many violations needed to do with the investigation into the dying of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe in Canton, for which his girlfriend, Learn, was charged with second-degree homicide.
Proctor, via his legal professional, vowed to enchantment the firing on the time. A digital listening to earlier than the state Civil Service Fee this week introduced him one step additional on his appeals course of.
“He was a stellar trooper for 12 years without a blemish on his record,” Proctor’s legal professional Daniel Moynihan advised the Herald Wednesday. “And I believe it’s been established that the investigation, at least on his part, was not compromised in any way.”
Moynihan mentioned he didn’t need to get into an excessive amount of element in regards to the case as he doesn’t need to reveal any of his methods earlier than using them in hearings.
However he mentioned the highway forward is one in all preparation: looking for proof from the State Police, totally reviewing that proof and gearing up for the subsequent listening to scheduled for Aug. 19 at 9:30 a.m., in individual earlier than the Civil Service Fee at 100 Cambridge St. in Boston.
Proctor’s firing
Learn went via two trials and was acquitted on the conclusion of the second trial final month on all however drunken driving, the least of the costs jurors had been to contemplate. Proctor was the “case officer” of the investigation, which means he managed it, and he was fired between the 2 trials.
The Trial Board discovered that Proctor “while assigned as the lead investigator in a homicide investigation” despatched “inappropriate text messages about a suspect,” shared delicate particulars in regards to the investigation to non-law enforcement, and introduced himself and the MSP “into disrepute” by his conduct. A fourth discovering was that he drank alcohol whereas consuming dinner on responsibility and drove his cruiser buzzed.
On the time of Proctor’s firing on March 19, Moynihan mentioned Proctor “has never denied that he sent derogatory and vulgar text messages in private conversations with personal friends. He does deny, however, that his investigation in this case was compromised in any way,” which Moynihan mentioned was supported by testimony on the Trial Board.
Moynihan’s assertion continued, “We look forward to the appeal of the Department’s decision, in a forum where Michael Proctor will receive actual due process in a fair and impartial hearing.”
