"Zuniga wrote in response to a scathing letter Jackson penned last month, which alleged Cox had been "caught in a lie" in his remarks about a former officer whose explosive testimony made headlines during Read's second trial. Speaking to reporters on July 10, Cox denied pressuring then-Boston Police Officer Kelly Dever into changing her testimony and claimed he didn't even know she was associated with Read's high-profile case - a statement Jackson decried as "patently false" and "a bald-faced lie.""
"Dever was working for the Canton Police Department when Read's boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, was found unresponsive in the snow on Jan. 29, 2022. Prosecutors alleged Read drunkenly backed her SUV into O'Keefe while dropping him off at a fellow Boston officer's home, but Read maintained she was framed in a massive coverup. Jurors ultimately acquitted Read of murder and manslaughter charges in June, convicting her only of a drunk driving misdemeanor."
Mass. Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission said Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox will not face a disciplinary review over comments regarding a witness in the Karen Read case. Executive director Enrique A. Zuniga wrote that Cox is a civilian executive, not a sworn law enforcement officer. Alan Jackson accused Cox of lying about his knowledge of former officer Kelly Dever's connection and alleged Cox pressured Dever to change her testimony. Cox denied pressuring Dever and said he did not know she was associated with the case. Dever testified about what she observed at the Canton police sallyport; jurors acquitted Read of murder and manslaughter, convicting her only of a drunken driving misdemeanor.
Read at Boston.com
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