Release of Trooper Proctors full phone history could compromise other cases, public privacy [Video]

Releasing the full work phone history of Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who served as the lead investigator in the Karen Read murder case, could compromise public safety and jeopardize other cases, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office.

In a new filing obtained Friday by Boston 25′s Ted Daniel, the DA’s office said it had conducted a “preliminary review” of data on Proctor’s “work phone and cloud.” Proctor was suspended without pay in July amid an internal affairs investigation into his “unprofessional” behavior following the death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe.

“Releasing the entire extraction report outside of law enforcement is anticipated to jeopardize open investigations, compromise the privacy and safety of civilians, and thus be contrary to the interests of justice,” the DA’s office stated in the filing.

The release of sensitive information on Proctor’s work phone would also “pose as a physical risk to individuals and the public alike,” the DA’s office stressed.

“The phone and cloud account …