Trooper Michael Proctor's disciplinary hearing with the Massachusetts State Police trial board has ended. He faces allegations of misconduct while he worked as the lead investigator in the Karen Read case.

Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator on Karen Read's case, faced public backlash and professional penalties in light of the case.

Proctor came under fire for a series of disparaging texts he sent about Read, which he read aloud in court during witness testimony at her first trial.

Trooper Michael Proctor, who was suspended in the wake of his embarrassing testimony in the Karen Read mistrial, is awaiting a verdict in his disciplinary case.