During the Monroe County Legislature meeting tonight, May 12, there will be a vote on whether to approve a settlement with former Rochester Police Officer Denny Wright.
Wright, who is now a 29-year veteran with the department, worked as a patrol officer in the city’s Clinton Section in northeast Rochester. He also served as a field training officer and trained RPD recruits from the police academy.
The settlement comes after Wright suffered multiple stab wounds, leaving him blinded, after responding to a domestic disturbance call at a home in northeast Rochester in 2019. Since the day he was stabbed, Wright has been medically disabled from his job.
His attacker, Keith Williams, was convicted in 2022 of attempted aggravated murder, attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault of a police officer and first-degree assault, all felonies. He is serving 40 years to life in state prison.
In December 2020, Wright filed a notice of claim against the Rochester Police Department, the City of Rochester and Monroe County.
The claim alleged that no warnings or notices were attached to the dispatched call. It also did not advise “that the property or residents had a history or that I should wait for backup,” according to the document.
The Monroe County Legislature meeting will be taking place at 6 p.m. at the County Office Building. The meeting will also be livestreamed on its YouTube channel.
— Kerria Weaver works as the Government and You reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle, with a focus on how government actions affect communities and neighborhoods in Rochester and in Monroe County.
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