Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter is being heavily criticized for a money-making speaking tour about the fatal shooting.
Daunte Wright's family settled a $3.25 million lawsuit.
Katie Wright said "white woman tears" of former officer Kim Potter trumped justice for her son, Daunte Wright. Judge Chu broke down in tears justifying the need for sympathy for Potter after sentencing her to less than 2 years in prison.
Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu ruled that ex-Minnesota cop Kim Potter will only spend two-thirds of a two-year sentence behind bars and the rest on supervised release for the killing of Daunte Wright. She'll also receive credit for the 58 days she's already been locked up for and will only pay a $1 thousand fine.
A juror in the Kim Potter case for the manslaughter of Daunte Wright says that the physical difference between a taser and a gun lead the jury to agree on guilty verdict
The family of Daunte Wright is speaking out on the conviction of Kim Potter. As previously reported a jury found the former Brooklyn Center officer GUILTY of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Wright during a traffic-stop-turned-arrest on April 11, 2021. Jurors deliberated over the course of four days and for nearly 27 hours. The maximum sentence for first-degree manslaughter is 15 years and a $30,000 fine, and for second-degree manslaughter, it's 10 years and a $20,000 fine.
Kim Potter is going home unlike Daunte Wright, the Black motorist she said she meant to tase to stop his fleeing but "accidentally" grabbed her gun and shot instead who now won't get justice. NewsOne reports that a jury found Potter not guilty on all charges. As previously reported Potter was charged with first and second-degree manslaughter over Wright’s death. In order to have her convicted, prosecutors had to prove she acted with recklessness or culpable negligence when she defied years of training and mixed up the weapons.
“I was very distraught, I'm so sorry.” These were the words of former Minnesota police officer, Kim Potter, who sobbed as she testified Friday about the moment she fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright after "accidentally" reaching for her handgun instead of her Taser. “We were struggling. We were trying to keep him from driving away. It just went chaotic,” said Potter during her trial. Potter has been charged with first and second-degree manslaughter over Wright’s death. In order to have her convicted, prosecutors must prove she acted with recklessness or culpable negligence when she defied years of training and mixed up the weapons. “I remember yelling ‘Taser! Taser! Taser!’ and nothing happened, and then he told me I shot him,” she said in tears. “I’m sorry it happened. I’m so sorry,” she added. “I didn’t want to hurt anybody.”
Daunte Wright's mother Katie Bryant testifies against ex-Brooklyn Center cop Amy Potter in manslaughter case that saw Wright fatally shot during a traffic stop
Jury selection for ex-Brooklyn Center Minnesota police officer Kim Potter to begin Tuesday for the shooting death of Daunte Wright
A Minnesota judge has ruled that the jury should be kept anonymous in the case against Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright. The case is not expected to go to trial until November.
A Bakersfield, California cop is making national headlines. TMZ reports that a makeshift memorial for Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man who was killed by ex-cop Kim Potter in Brooklyn Center Minn., and Adam Toledo, the 13-year-old killed by a Chicago police officer, was dismantled.
