Karen Read’s prosecution informed the court Friday that it has copies of phone and cloud data from suspended Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, whose testimony and embarrassing text messages played a big role in the high-profile trial. Prosecutors argued Friday against releasing all of Proctor’s data to Read’s defense but said they were still developing a process for reviewing and categorizing the data. Read, 44, of Mansfield, is accused of hitting her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, with her SUV outside a Canton home on Jan. 29, 2022, and leaving him to die in a snowstorm following a night of drinking at two bars. Her first trial on three charges began in April and ended in a mistrial on July 1.During the trial, Trooper Michael Proctor was questioned about messages he shared with a group of friends. After reading one of the messages, in which he called Read a “whack job” …
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