EX-Minnesota cop Kim Potter was found guilty of manslaughter over the death of Daunte Wright and now faces 25 years in prison. Potter, a former cop with more than 25 years on the force, shot and killed Wright in Brooklyn Center in April after mistaking her gun for her taser.
CCX Media Community NewsA verdict was reached in the case against Kim Potter, the former Minnesota cop who shot and killed Daunte Wright '/ ' 
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Kim Potter was denied bail after she was found guilty of manslaughter Potter was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter charges for fatally shooting Wright, 20, during a traffic-stop-turned-arrest on April 11. During the incident, police discovered the 20-year-old had an outstanding warrant and tried to arrest him. Jurors deliberated for about 27 hours over the course of four days. The maximum penalty for first-degree manslaughter predicated on reckless use/ handling of a firearm is 15 years in prison and/or a $30,000 fine. And a second-degree manslaughter charge results in 10 years in prison, which is why Potter faces a total of 25 years behind bars. Judge Regina Chu denied a request by Potter's defense attorney, Earl Gray, to let his client go home before her sentencing. Gray told the judge that Potter is a devout Catholic, arguing: "She has deep roots in the community, and her family's here, and there's no evidence that she would flee. Most read in The US Sun BIG BOOST $3,000 checks being sent out now as New Year surprise cash to arrive next week HIGHWAY HELL 'Up to 100 cars and semi-trucks' involved in huge pileup on icy interstate TRAGIC END Chimp beaten to death by first apes she'd met after being raised by humans CATCH HER KILLER My sister JonBenet was 'slain for sick fantasy & murderer is still alive' TRISTAN'S LOSS! Khloe stuns in bodysuit as she feels 'embarrassed' by Tristan's cheating HELP FOR HOLIDAYS Surprise $1,000 December stimulus checks being sent out in next 10 days ...So, we respectfully ask you to change your mind as to whether she needs to be incarcerated right now." Judge Chu denied the request, saying: ...I am going to require that she be taken into custody and held without bail. I cannot treat this case any differently than any other case.... Potter's sentencing is scheduled for February 18 at 9am. ...HOLY S***! I JUST SHOT HIM!' Bodycam footage showed a struggle between Wright and an officer, later identified as Potter, as he got back into his car before he was shot dead in the vehicle. The footage revealed that Potter repeatedly yelled ...taser!... before shooting Wright. As Wright struggles with police, Potter shouts, "I'll Tase you! I'll Tase you! Taser! Taser! Taser!" before firing a single shot from a handgun in her right hand. Potter is then heard saying: ...Holy s**t! I just shot him! I grabbed the wrong f*****g gun!... Footage later showed Potter in a visible state of shock and disarray as she fell to her knees on the sidewalk. The shooting happened amid the trial for Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murder for pressing his knee against George Floyd's neck as the black man said he couldn't breathe. On April 14, 2021, Potter was charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting. In September, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison charged the former cop with first-degree manslaughter by recklessly handling a firearm. POTTER BREAKS DOWN During her testimony, Potter told jurors she "didn't want to hurt anybody" when she used her gun instead of a taser. "I'm so sorry. I'm sorry it happened … I didn't want to hurt anybody," Potter testified. The former Brooklyn Center officer described the "look of fear" on another officer's face when trying to keep the 20-year-old from driving away. The former cop broke down in tears on the stand, as she recalled the moment Wright told her ...you shot me... at a traffic stop near Minneapolis. ...We were struggling. We were trying to keep him from driving away,... Potter said. ...It just went chaotic.... Potter emotionally added: ...I remember yelling, 'Taser, Taser, Taser' and nothing happened. And then he told me I shot him.... The former cop joined the police force in Minnesota in 1995, at the age of 22. 
APBodycam footage showed Potter in a visible state of shock and disarray as she fell to her knees on the sidewalk '/ ' 
FacebookPolice pulled over Daunte Wright for a traffic violation and discovered he had an outstanding warrant '/ ' 
Kim Potter stepped down from the police force two days after the deadly shootingAP:Associated Press We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS Source:
