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Canton Sgt. Sean Goode Placed on Paid Leave as Town Probes Misconduct Allegation

Officials hired an outside investigator after the claim surfaced during a separate inquiry into a former member of another agency.

Sgt. Sean Goode, of the Canton Police Department, gives testimony at the murder trial of Karen Read in Norfolk Superior Court in May 2024.
Canton Police Sgt. Sean Goode testifies during the trial of Karen Read, a Mansfield woman charged with killing her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, in 2022.
Sgt. Sean Goode, of the Canton Police Department, gives testimony at the murder trial of Karen Read at Dedham Superior Court. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
The newly-appointed Canton Police Interim Chief, Joseph Perkins, at the select board meeting on June 24.

Overview

  • Town leaders say they learned of the allegation on Oct. 24 and immediately placed Sean Goode on paid administrative leave.
  • An independent investigator is conducting an administrative review, and officials are withholding details while it is active.
  • The town says the alleged misconduct was identified during an investigation involving a former member of a different law enforcement agency.
  • Goode worked the initial response the night John O’Keefe was found and testified during Karen Read’s first trial.
  • The action follows ongoing scrutiny of Canton policing after an audit and other discipline tied to the O’Keefe case, including the firing of State Police investigator Michael Proctor and sanctions for Detective Kevin Albert.