Overview
- Attorney James L. Tuxbury filed the notice of removal on behalf of Brian and Nicole Albert, Jennifer and Matthew McCabe, and Brian Higgins, citing federal jurisdiction.
- Court filings state that Massachusetts State Police investigators Yuriy Bukhenik, Michael Proctor, and Brian Tully consented to the transfer.
- Read’s complaint alleges a coordinated effort to frame her for John O’Keefe’s death, accusing investigators of failing to process the Albert home and of tampering with taillight evidence.
- The removing defendants characterize the lawsuit as a vengeful abuse of the judicial process and have signaled potential defamation claims against Read and blogger Aidan Kearney.
- Read’s legal team calls the transfer a procedural move and says it will press the case in federal court; she was acquitted of murder in June and convicted only of operating under the influence.