Overview

• In a retrial at Norfolk Superior Court, a jury cleared Read of second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence and leaving the scene of a fatal collision
• Read was convicted only of operating under the influence of alcohol and received a one-year probation sentence as a first-time offender
• Lead investigator Michael Proctor was dismissed from the Massachusetts State Police after his derogatory and misogynistic text messages about Read emerged during the trial
• State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble announced comprehensive reforms to investigative training, oversight and accountability following the trial’s revelations
• The verdict prompted celebrations by Read’s supporters outside the courthouse and condemnation from John O’Keefe’s family, who have filed civil lawsuits against Read and two local bars