Internal investigations against state police officers

Three other Massachusetts state police officers with ties to the case of Karen Read, a Mansfield woman accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, are under internal investigation.

Detective Lt. Brian Tully, Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik and Lt. John Fanning will remain on full duty during the investigation, according to a statement from the Massachusetts State Police. Tully and Bukhenik both testified in the first murder trial, which ended in a miscarriage of justice earlier this month.

“Out of respect for the integrity of the process and the pending investigation results, the ministry declines further comment,” the statement said.

In total, four state troopers and one Canton police officer are being investigated in connection with the Read case.

Canton police Officer Kevin Albert has been on leave since June after his text messages to Michael Proctor, the lead state police investigator in the case, came under scrutiny during their trial.

Kevin Albert is a brother of Canton Select Board member Chris Albert and retired Boston police officer Brian Albert, then-owner of the home in front of which O’Keefe was found dead in January 2022.