UMATILLA — The federal lawsuit against the city of Umatilla, its police officials and a former police sergeant is heating up.
Umatilla City Manager David Stockdale, police Chief Darla Huxel, police Lt. Keith Kennedy, former police Sgt. Bill Wright, the city of Umatilla and others are defendants in a $26 million lawsuit alleging Wright failed to investigate the rape of a 13-year-old girl in 2018 and failed to investigate another teen girl’s report of sexual assault in 2022. The lawsuit also alleges Huxel and Kennedy failed to supervise Wright, and Stockdale and the city failed to provide resources for police training
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