Overview
- Former Massachusetts State Police trooper Michael Proctor invoked his Fifth Amendment right in court and did not testify when called as a witness in the prosecution of Myles King.
- King’s defense has moved to dismiss the 2021 Milton murder charge, arguing that years of racist and sexist texts from Proctor’s personal phone show bias that tainted the investigation.
- Prosecutors oppose dismissal, telling the court that the materials were private communications, not government conduct, and that the defense has not shown the investigation was motivated by race.
- Judge Krupp granted Proctor’s request to remain silent, saying “Proctor is off the table,” and the defense will call other witnesses at a hearing set for Sept. 22 to press the dismissal motion.
- Proctor was previously fired over his conduct in the Karen Read inquiry and the public release of his texts has intensified scrutiny, though invoking the Fifth does not itself prove misconduct and it limits the defense’s ability to probe him directly.