PICTURED: Minnesota cop Kimberly Potter, 48, in prison garb after she's charged with second-degree manslaughter for shooting dead Daunte Wright, 20: She faces 10 years in jail if convicted Washington County Attorney Peter Orput announced Wednesday afternoon that charges had been filed against Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter Potter, 48, was taken into custody around 11:30am local time Wednesday by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) agents in St. Paul. The veteran cop, 48, was booked into the Hennepin County Jail just after midday The attorney's office said the state will 'vigorously prosecute this case' If convicted, Potter faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine