{"active":false,"first_name":"Thomas","last_name":"Wright","race":"Black","gender":"Male","rank":"DT3","command":{"command":"NARCBBN","assignment_date":"2006-10-16","id":"92"},"shield_no":565,"ended_date":"2025-04-01","taxid":"929384","complaint_ids":[202100254,201607734,200903829,200800027,200515409,200508704,200507961,200400681],"command_history":[{"command":"075 PCT","id":"75pct"}],"appt_date":"2001-07-02","age":59,"middle_initial":"R","shield_no_history":[5090],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Chapman, Marvey vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2021-02-09","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"502957/2021","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On February 24, 2018, Plaintiff was at a friend's apartment when POs Morales, Desimone, Roach, Freeland, Wright, Cordero, Thevenin, Santana, and Grant, along with four unknown POs, executed a no-knock search warrant for another individual (the \"target\") and entered the apartment. The POs pointed their weapons at Plaintiff and the other occupants, then searched and arrested Plaintiff without probable cause or legal justification. The POs alleged that during their raid they recovered illegal drugs from the target, but they did not recover any illegal drugs, weapons, or contraband from the Plaintiff.\n\nThe POs  intentionally and falsely alleged that Plaintiff possessed the drugs recovered from the target. The POs provided the District Attorney with false information, causing Plaintiff to be criminally prosecuted without probable cause--they told the District Attorney that Plaintiff was closer to the contraband when the apartment was raided. The charge against Plaintiff was ultimately dismissed and sealed in its entirety on December 4, 2018.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=kyP0_PLUS_P6OyXY16I0kKfI5Pg==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Drayton, Godborn, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-09-03","disposition_date":"2017-04-03","payout_amount":28000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV04951","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Wright, Thomas","summary":"On May 25, 2013 plaintiff was in his house when officers forcibly entered the apartment. Officers used excessive force, initiated physical contact and injured the plaintiff while detaining and handcuffing the plaintiff.","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4920990-Drayton-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"},{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.374526.21.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324718/drayton-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Hillard, Robert, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2015-03-06","disposition_date":"2016-08-05","payout_amount":12900,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"15CV01011","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Wright, Thomas","summary":"Defendant Officers broke into Plaintiff's apartment with guns drawn, tightly handcuffed and arrested the plaintiffs, brought them to the 73rd precinct, and filed false charges against them. All charges against the Plaintiffs were ACD'd","documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4921977-Hillard-et-al-v-City-of-New-York-et-al","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4324154/hillard-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Bliss, Rishon vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-07-21","disposition_date":"2015-02-09","payout_amount":15000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV04247","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Wright, Thomas","summary":"On May 21, 2014, Plaintiff had just left a Family Dollar store when Officer Thomas Wright grabbed him, threw him against the wall and kicked his legs to cause Plaintiff's legs to be spread apart. Officer Wright engaged in an impermissible search of Plaintiff's person, reaching into Plaintiff's pockets. He found no weapons or contraband, but did find money that Plaintiff had just retrieved from the bank. Officer Wright explained to Plaintiff that Plaintiff had drugs on him, although the officer did not find drugs. At the precinct, Plaintiff learned that only part of the money Office Wright had confiscated had been vouchered. Prosecutors declined to prosecute his case and Plaintiff was released without seeing a judge.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.358551.14.0.pdf","type":"complaint"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323515/bliss-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Juarbe, Eric vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2014-05-01","disposition_date":"2015-02-23","payout_amount":22500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"14CV02497","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","officer_name":"Wright, Thomas","summary":"On January 15, 2014 at 6PM was walking down the street to pick up his young stepson from school. Without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, Unnamed Defendant Police Officer Shield Number C0239,Defendant Detective Christopher Lopez, Shield No. 2636, Detective Thomas Wright, Shield No. 565 \nten (10) other unnamed NYPD officers stopped stopped and searched the plaintiff in front of his stepson's school. The search uncovered no contraband. The plaintiff was then handcuffed and arrested him. When asked the reason for his arrest, the defendants did not respond. The plaintiff pleaded with the officers to notify the school that he would be unable to pickup his stepson, but was ignored. The plaintiff was transported to the precinct. The defendant officers then generated a false police report detailing observations of a marijuana sale. When the plaintiff again asked the reason for his arrest, he was struck in the face by a defendant officer and threatened with a felony charge  if he did not \"shut up\". At arraignment, the criminal charges were adjourned in contemplation of dismissal. After approximately thirty (30) hours in custody, the plaintiff was released.","documents":[{"url":"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.355311.16.0.pdf","type":"complaint"},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4923478-Juarbe-v-City-of-New-York-et-al"}],"url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4323297/juarbe-v-city-of-new-york/"},{"officer_name":"Wright, Thomas","disposition":"Settlement","start_date":"2011-11-28","disposition_date":"2013-10-17","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"020058/2011","name":"Lincoln, Jerome vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":18000}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21030260-wright-3154ffe4a8815bd21e8c28c9c009a369e292a657","type":"brady-giglio"}],"id":"GSLT","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/GSLT"}