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It just -- it just went chaotic. >> reporter: former officer kimberly potter testifying in her own defense about the traffic stop that led to her shooting and killing donte wright. >> i remember yelling taser, taser, taser and nothing happened and then he told me, i shot him. >> reporter: potter says she thought her gun was her taser. and that while police stopped wright for an illegal air freshener and expired license plates, they tried to arrest him when a records check revealed an outstanding arrest warrant for a case involving a weapon potter testified she feared for the safety of another ...

Potter said that may be the policy, but in practice that doesn't always happen. the prosecution laying the ground work for the argument that she had the experience. she should have had the training. she should have known better. the policies were in place to prevent this but she did not follow-through on doing that. she is clearly very emotional going through this. the jury has seen this throughout the trial and again today. we will see continuing as questioning reassumes the next big part of the case is whether or not the other officer on the passenger side was actually in danger or not. ther...

Car, and you three went up to it, correct? >> yes. sergeant johnson -- >> where did isn't johnson go? >> he ent up the passenger side to provide cover. >> what does provide cover? >> keep an eye on the occupants of the vehicle and just to monitor what's happening outside in the world, see if people are walking up on you, if things go wrong. >> where were you located? >> i was towards the left rear corner of the car. >> and where was officer lucky? >> he was advancing to the driver's door? >> and by the way, before this, how long had you known office every lucky? >> i think we were on our fifth...

Passenger in your car is not by itself a violation of an osp? >> it has to be investigated. >> sure. you did not see a need to rush up to the passenger side of the vehicle and pull this woman to safety, right? >> not at the moment. >> okay. >> now, there was also some conversation you saw in the videos that were offered in court in this case. conversation about the wright brothers. you commented about the wright brothers joking about not the ones that fly, right? >> yes. >> any concerns about whether there was some other wright family in the area. the sergeant said not this family. >> i was no...

Order, if you learned there is a temporary restraining order, is it protocol, is it policy, to as soon as you learn that, jump out of the passenger side, run up to the car and ask the lady what her name was? has that ever been heard of in police practice that you know of? >> no. >> thank you, ma'am. that's all i have, judge. >> is there any recross? >> ms. potter, you were asked about some statements that you