Michael Proctor, the embattled state trooper fired amid the high-profile Karen Read case , dropped his attempt to get his job back over the weekend.

He filed a letter with the state’s Civil Service Commission on Saturday notifying the board of the withdrawal of his appeal.

Proctor signed the letter, and the commission shared a copy of the letter with MassLive on Monday in response to a public records request.

“This notice confirms the withdrawal of my appeal in the above referenced matter,” the letter dated Oct. 10 states. “I exercise my right to sign this form of my own free will.”

Proctor made headlines for the derogatory text messages he sent about Read during the investigation into the death of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe. He joined the State Police in May 2014 and was assigned t

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