At defense attorney David Yannetti’s prompting, Jonathan Diamandis confirmed he was included on a text chain with the ex-trooper, verifying the text messages sent in the thread.  Special prosecutor Hank Brennan confirmed Diamandis to this day remains close friends with Proctor,

The first witness called by Karen Read's defense explained that there were few scenarios where John O'Keefe's phone locked before Read's car accelerated in reverse.