North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, North Carolina
End of Watch: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 4 years, 9 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: April 9, 2012
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Correctional Officer William Wright died as the result of injuries sustained two days earlier when he fell from a metal staircase at the Mountain View Correctional Institution.
He was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for a head injury and released the following day. The day after being released he suffered complications from the injury and died at his home.
Officer Wright had served with the North Carolina Division of Adult Corrections for nearly five years. He is survived by his fiancée, parents, sister, and grandmother.