The charge, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine, was filed in Hennepin County under an agreement last year in which deadly police incidents in the Minneapolis metro area are referred to neighboring counties for prosecution.
Ms. Potter, 48, was shown in body camera footage Sunday yelling “Taser, Taser” at the 20-year-old Wright as he struggled with police after jumping back into his vehicle after police sought to take him into custody for an outstanding warrant following a traffic stop.
After firing once, she can be heard saying, “Holy s -, I just shot him.”
Mr. Wright was pulled over for an expired registration tag on the white Buick he was driving, but there was a warrant filed against him for aggravated first-degree robbery.
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