The POST Commission issued a suspension of Michael Proctor's police certification in December 2025. That official action belongs alongside the documented misconduct already discussed in our evidence review.
What the record shows
The order suspended Proctor's certification effective on receipt and barred police duties while the suspension remained in effect. It provided for a hearing and said the suspension would continue until a final decision or revocation of the order.
This is a professional-discipline action. It is not a ruling that Proctor planted taillight evidence or concealed a killing, and we do not describe it as permanent decertification.
Key facts
- Status at review
- Official suspension order — POST case 2025-072
- Next step / latest development
- December 18, 2025 order verified. Later disciplinary disposition not independently confirmed.
- Checked
- October 28, 2026
Limits and disputed context
The order supports the fact of suspension and its stated terms. It does not settle disputed evidence handling or prove or disprove a cover-up. Our earlier misconduct assessment is in record E34.
How we read this development
Our assessment of the procedural record, not a judicial finding.
Why we give this weight
We regard the misconduct as serious and relevant to confidence in the investigation. That judgment does not let us skip the separate question of what evidence supports a specific planting allegation.
The material challenge
An investigator's conduct can reasonably make readers scrutinize the work more closely.
Our response
Closer scrutiny is appropriate. The conclusion still needs to follow the particular evidence, not the investigator's character alone.
What we are not claiming
Allegations, procedural rulings and our interpretation remain distinct.
S63: Michael Proctor: POST certification suspension order
Case 2025-072; December 18, 2025 order, pages 1-3.
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