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Kimberly Ann Potter [1] Verdict: Guilty on both counts: Convictions: First-degree manslaughter predicated on reckless use/handling of a firearm; Second-degree manslaughter; Trial: MN v. Potter 27-CR-21-7460 [2] Sentence: 2 years in prison (paroled after 1 + 1 ⁄ 3 years) Litigation: Civil lawsuits settled by Brooklyn Center: Wright's family ...
Former police officer Kim Potter was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for fatally shooting Daunte Wright during a traffic stop last year in a Minneapolis suburb. Potter was convicted of ...
Kim Potter 23 December 2021: Brooklyn Center Police Department (Minnesota) During a traffic stop, Potter attempted to arrest Daunte Wright for a warrant. She shot him, claiming that she meant to use her taser. [23] She was found guilty of both first-degree and second-degree manslaughter and was sentenced to two years in prison.
The sentence, less than recommended by state guidelines, was an insult to the Wright family and a green light to police officers to kill without worry of ... Wright’s family and friends ...
The former Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright will be sentenced in February after a jury convicted her Thursday on two counts ...
A jury convicted Potter of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter charges on December 23, 2021. [40] Protests were held as a reaction to Potter's prison sentence, which was for two years rather than the seven years requested by the state, [41] and a few instances of looting took place in Brooklyn Center and Minneapolis. [41] [42]
Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright in April 2021, was released from prison on Monday after serving just over a year behind bars.
A jury has found former Brooklyn Center, Minn., Police Officer Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in the death of Black motorist Daunte Wright, following a two-week trial and 27 hours of ...