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In explaining her sentencing decision, the judge noted four reasons that society supports incarceration: retribution, incapacitation, deterrence and rehabilitation.

UpdatedMon, May 17, 2021 at 3:30 pm CT Reply(1) In this handout provided by the Hennepin County Sheriffs Office, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter poses for a mugshot at the Hennepin County Jail on April 14, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hennepin County Sheriffs Office via Getty Images) MINNEAPOLIS — The trial against former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter is set for Dec. 6. Potter, 48, is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Da...

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EXCLUSIVE: Im not going easy on her. Prosecutor in Daunte Wright case vows to hold veteran Minnesota cop Kimberly Potter accountable as BLM protestors swarm his home Peter Orput, the prosecutor handling Daunte Wrights case, told DailyMail.com, Id just ask, have faith in me as a prosecutor. Im not giving anything away He spoke for the first time as demonstrators spent three hours protesting outside his home in Stillwater, Minnesota Saturday night The protestors demanded that Wrights killer Kim...

Former officer charged in Daunte Wright shooting to appear in court Thursday From CNN’s Keith Allen Former Brooklyn Center Police officer Kimberly Potter will make her first court appearance Thursday at 1:30 pm CT, according to Minnesota Judicial Branch spokesperson Kyle Christopherson.  Potter is scheduled to appear before Judge Nicole A. Engisch, according to Christopherson. The hearing will be held via Zoom, Christopherson said. More context: Potter was arrested and charged with second ...

Protesters gather for a fourth night in Brooklyn Center Protesters have been seen outside the police precinct in Brooklyn Center for a fourth night following the death of Daunte Wright who was shot and killed by a police officer. share with Facebook Former officer charged in Daunte Wright shooting to appear in court Thursday From CNN’s Keith Allen Former Brooklyn Center Police officer Kimberly Potter will make her first court appearance Thursday at 1:30 pm CT, according to Minnesota Judicia...

KSTP Created: April 15, 2021 05:54 AM A former Brooklyn Center police officer is facing her first court appearance Thursday following the traffic stop shooting death of Daunte Wright. Kim Potter, who resigned from the police force two days after Wrights death, was charged Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter in what her chief said appeared to be a case of confusing her Taser with her handgun. Many protesters and Wrights family members have rejected that, saying either ...

Get our free mobile app Brooklyn Center, MN (KROC-AM News) - The former Brooklyn Center Police Officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright last Sunday has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. Washington County Attorney Peter Orput is handling the case to avoid any potential conflicts of interest and announced today that 48-year-old Kimberly Potter had been taken into custody by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents, who transported her to jail for her first court appearance on...

April 15, 2021 / 7:12 AM / CBS NEWS Ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright charged Protesters clashed with law enforcement in front of police headquarters in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota for a fourth straight night Wednesday in the wake of Sundays killing of 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright. The White former officer who shot him during a traffic stop was charged with second-degree manslaughter Wednesday.  Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran, was arrested, then released from jail a few hours la...

Hundreds protest at Brooklyn Center Police Department for 4th night after shooting Ex-cop who fatally shot Daunte Wright charged with 2nd degree manslaughter Replay Video UP NEXT Hundreds of people gathered outside the police department in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Wednesday evening as protests over the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright continued for a fourth consecutive night. "The crowd tonight continued to present some public safety challenges as they pulled on the fence, shot pyrotec...