Michael Proctor, the Massachusetts state trooper suspended over his conduct while investigating Karen Read, will not testify in another high-profile case that he was a lead investigator on, prosecutors said.
In a Sept. 6 court filing, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office said that prosecutors do not intend to call Proctor in the trial of Brian Walshe, the convicted art fraudster indicted on charges of murder and other crimes in the 2023 disappearance of his wife, Ana Walshe.
The filing, which identifies Proctor as the case officer in the Walshe disappearance, said a local police department involved in the investigation had placed a sergeant in an identical position as the state trooper.
The department devoted dozens of additional officers to investigating the case, the filing says.
The filing cites Proctor’s testimony in the Read case, where the state trooper testified that he made derogatory comments about Read to his family, friends and supervisors, and says the prosecutor’s office is reviewing data extracted from the trooper’s cell phone.
Prosecutors are trying to determine what information they can share with defense lawyers in the Walshe matter and other cases Proctor investigated without compromising them, the filing says.
Walshe’s lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Proctor, who testified during Read’s trial hat his comments were unprofessional but did not compromise the integrity of the investigation, did not respond to a message sent to a phone number listed under his name.
