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Two more Massachusetts state troopers linked to the Karen Read case are now under internal affairs investigation. This development comes after Read\'s trial, which included allegations of a law enforcement effort to frame her for the killing of her police officer boyfriend, ended with a hung jury, authorities announced Wednesday.
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\\nDetective Lt. Brian Tully and Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik will remain on active duty during the investigation, according to a spokesperson for the Massachusetts State Police. Meanwhile, a third trooper, Michael Proctor, was suspended without pay earlier this month. Proctor\\u2019s suspension followed a recommendation from a three-member panel after a duty status hearing.
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\\nThe state police spokesperson did not provide additional details regarding the investigations into Tully and Bukhenik. However, the interim state police superintendent, Col. John Mawn, noted that the agency was reviewing allegations of \\u201cserious misconduct\\u201d that surfaced during Read\\u2019s trial. Proctor, the lead investigator in the case, was a central figure in these allegations.
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\\nAt the trial, Proctor admitted to sending offensive text messages about Read to a group that included Bukhenik. In these messages, he used a derogatory term for intellectually disabled people to describe Read. He also mentioned that he was searching Read\\u2019s phone and had found \\u201cno nudes so far.\\u201d Proctor described these messages as \\u201cpoor jokes\\u201d that were \\u201cregrettable\\u201d and \\u201cunprofessional,\\u201d adding that he was not reprimanded for them.
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\\nProctor has not responded to repeated requests for comment. He was relieved of duty in the prosecutor\\u2019s office after a judge declared a mistrial in Read\\u2019s case. Bukhenik did not respond to a message seeking comment, and efforts to reach Tully were unsuccessful.
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\\nThe mistrial in Read\\u2019s murder trial was declared after nine weeks of testimony, dozens of witnesses, and five days of deliberations. Prosecutors charged her with second-degree murder and other crimes in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O\\u2019Keefe, on January 29, 2022.
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\\nAuthorities alleged that during a tumultuous relationship, Read backed her Lexus SUV into O\\u2019Keefe, 46, and left him for dead outside the home of another Boston police officer, Brian Albert. Read\\u2019s lawyers, however, alleged that there had most likely been a fight during a party at Albert\\u2019s home that left O\\u2019Keefe dead. The defense pointed to Albert and another law enforcement officer, whom they said Read \\u201cghosted\\u201d after exchanging flirty texts with him, as the possible assailants.
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\\nAlbert testified that O\\u2019Keefe never stepped foot inside his house during the party, stating that O\\u2019Keefe would have been \\u201cwelcomed with open arms\\u201d if he had.
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\\nFollowing the judge\'s declaration of a mistrial, prosecutors vowed to retry the case. On Monday, a judge scheduled a new trial for January 27.
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\\nThis case continues to draw significant attention due to its complex interplay of personal relationships and law enforcement dynamics. The investigations into the troopers\\u2019 conduct during the trial may further impact the proceedings as both sides prepare for the retrial.
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