Kim Potter was found guilty of the first-degree and second-degree manslaughter of Daunte Wright
A jury deliberated for about four days before finding former Brooklyn Centre officer Kim Potter guilty of the first-degree and second-degree manslaughter of Daunte Wright.
Potter, who is white, shot and killed 20-year-old Mr Wright during an April 11 traffic stop in Brooklyn Centre as she and other officers were trying to arrest him on an outstanding warrant for a weapons possession charge. During the stop, Mr Luckey discovered there was a warrant for Mr Wright's arrest for not appearing in court on the weapons possession charge, and he, Potter and another officer went to take Mr Wright into custody.
Prosecutors sought to raise doubts about Potter's testimony that she decided to act after seeing fear on Sgt Johnson's face. Ms Eldridge also downplayed testimony from some other officers who described Potter as a good person or said they saw nothing wrong in her actions: "The defendant has found herself in trouble and her police family has her back."They said Potter, an experienced officer with extensive training in Taser use and use of deadly force, acted recklessly and betrayed the badge.
Under Minnesota law, defendants are sentenced only on the most serious conviction if multiple counts involve the same act and the same victim.
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