Acquitted of the death-related charges. Convicted of operating under the influence.
Read the verdictMassachusetts Appeals Court / 2026-11-04
Official public docket order text checked November 4, 2026. Denies Read’s petition challenging the September 15 refusal to stay Plymouth 2683CV00541; also denies plaintiffs’ requested expenses. Does not decide the separate dismissal appeal or civil liability.
The Read Record 2026-11-04
November 4, 2026 order (RE #1 and #7), Desmond, J.
Link to public court docket. No impounded materials reproduced.
John O’Keefe served Boston as a police officer for 16 years. He was 46 when he died.
To his family, John was a devoted son, brother, uncle and friend. After his sister and her husband died, he took on raising his niece and nephew, making their needs the center of his life.
We honor the life he lived, the people he cared for and the community he served. As we examine the record, we keep John and the loss felt by those who loved him at the heart of this work.
Justice for John!
About his life: His family’s remembrance Police tribute and service history (AP / WBUR)