Cop who called Karen Read wack job ct in texts to pals said her lawyer was an a-hole after mistrial: defense

The cop who described Karen Read as a “wack job c–t” in texts to pals allegedly called her lawyer an “a–hole” in a text to a prosecutor after her case ended in a mistrial, Read’s lawyers claim.Trooper Michael Proctor — who has since been removed from his post and suspended without pay over “unprofessional” messages about Read — allegedly texted a prosecutor just hours after her trial ended with a hung jury, calling her lawyer an “a—–e” and suggesting he may have violated a court order barring witnesses from following the trial, Read’s lawyers claimed in court papers this week.Proctor — once the lead investigator on Read’s case — was forced to admit on the witness stand at Read’s June trial that he sent a slew of lewd messages about her while on the case, including calling her “r—-ded,” a “babe” with “no ass” and joking about searching her phone for nudes.Then just hours after the case — which was streamed online — ended with a mistrial on July 1, Proctor messaged prosecutor Adam Lally about Read’s lawyer Alan Jackson, saying “Yeah, I didn’t watch (a—–e) Jackson’s closings for good reason.Like all of us the anticipation and anxiety of the verdict has us all on edge,” according to her lawyers.The messages, Read’s lawyers allege, show that Proctor may not have followed the judge’s sequestration order barring witnesses from following along with the trial, the Boston Globe reported.“The message implies that Mr.

Proctor had been following the trial online and simply skipped the defense closing argument because he does not like Attorney (Alan) Jackson,” Reads lawyers claim.The revelation was part of a defense motion asking the judge to reconsider forcing them to turn over so-called “impeachment” evidence to prosecutors until after witnesses have testified at her new trial in April.Impeachment evidence is used to undermine the credibility of witnesses often by showing inconsistencies or ev...