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Former Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright to Remain Free on Bail The former police officer who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in Minnesota over the weekend was ordered on April 15 to appear in court next month. In a brief appearance via Zoom, Kim Potter was told to appear on May 17 in person before Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu, unless other arrangements are made with the judge. Potter, 48, was arrested on April 14 on a second-degree manslaughter charge. She was released from jail hours later after posting a $100,000 bond; she will remain free until her next court appearance, a judge...

Kimberly Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, a Black man, will face second-degree manslaughter charges, local media reported on Wednesday. The Minneapolis Star Tribune said the Washington County Attorney Peter Orput confirmed the charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years prison and a $20,000 fine. Al Jazeera’s requests for confirmation to the Washington County Attorney’s office were not immediately returned. Potter was arrested on Wednesday, according to the Reuters news agency. She started working with the Brooklyn Center police...

Officer Kim Potter Charged in Death of Daunte Wright © /Associated Press BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.—The former officer who killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright was taken into custody and charged with second-degree manslaughter Wednesday, a day after she resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department. The Washington County Attorney, Peter Orput, said that Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force, is in jail awaiting her first court appearance. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison under Minnesota law. Police had described the shooting of Mr. Wright as an accident, and ...

Kimberly Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who who fatally shot Daunte Wright after mistakenly drawing her gun instead of her taser, would be charged with second-degree manslaughter. Now we can report that she has been officially arrested. “Agents with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) this morning arrested a former Brooklyn Center police officer for the April 11 shooting death of Daunte Wright,” the state agency said on Twitter. “Agents took Kim Potter into custody at approximately 11:30 a.m. at the BCA in St. Paul.” The BCA added that “after consultati...

Cop Who Shot Daunte Wright Charged With Manslaughter Kim Potter appeared to mistake her handgun for her Taser before fatally shooting the 20-year-old Jon Blistein, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright was charged with second-degree manslaughter, Wednesday April 14th. According to a statement from the office of Washington County Attorney, Pete Orput, Potter was taken into custody by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Wednesday. A date for her first court appearance has yet to be announce...