Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, ...
The story been corrected to show Potter faced sentencing for first-degree manslaughter, not first-degree murder. “People took the time to write her,” Engh said. Evidence at Potter’s trial showed officers learned he had an outstanding warrant for a weapons possession charge and they tried to arrest him when he pulled away. Defense attorney Paul Engh asked for a sentence below the guidelines, including probation only, arguing that Wright was the aggressor. It was a mistake.” “This is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for 9 1/2 minutes as he gasped for air. The judge said Potter will serve the standard two-thirds of her sentence, or 16 months in prison, with the rest on parole. But on Friday, Prosecutor Matt Frank said the presumptive sentence was proper. And I’ll never be able to forgive you for what you’ve stolen from us,” said Wright, who also sometimes uses the last name Bryant. Potter offered an apology to Wright’s family, then spoke directly to his mother: “Katie, I understand a mother’s love. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. And for that I’ll never be able to forgive you.
The sentencing hearing was full of emotion as Wright's family gave victim impact statements. A tearful Katie Wright requested the “highest accountability” for ...
Kim Potter was sentenced to 24 months and a fine of $1,000 following her conviction in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot ...
"I didn't feel like I had the right to look at any of you," Potter said. "I never thought that my brother would be killed by the same people we are supposed to feel protected by," Diamond Wright said. That's when, according to Potter's attorneys, she accidentally grabbed her firearm instead of her stun gun and shot him. "You can't tell me this was an accident, it is in plain sight," she said. Everything we do as a family ends in tears because all we have is memories left of our son," he said. "I will never be able to forgive you for what you have stolen from us," she said, while addressing Potter during her statement. "Today's sentencing of Kim Potter leaves the family of Daunte Wright completely stunned. "I don’t ask you to agree with her decision, which takes nothing away from the truth of the jury’s verdict. "Officer Potter made a mistake that ended tragically, but she never intended to hurt anyone." And to those who disagree and feel a longer prison sentence is appropriate, as difficult as it may be, please try to empathize with Ms. Potter's situation," Chu said. Judge Regina Chu acknowledged the sentence was a "significant downward departure" from sentencing guidelines. "I recognize there will be those who disagree with the sentence.
Judgment Day Has Arrived For Kim Potter · The former Brooklyn Center police officer is facing a recommended prison sentence for the 2021 fatal shooting of Daunte ...
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Kim Potter, the former police officer convicted of manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright, has been sentenced to two years in state custody, a judge ruled on Friday. Potter will serve 16 months in prison, with the remainder on supervised release.
Potter is at no risk of recidivism, her lawyers said, writing that she "expressed remorse and apologized to Mr. Wright's family from the stand, and will again at sentencing." Immediately afterward, she appeared shocked and said that she had "grabbed the wrong f***ing gun." In the chaotic few seconds that followed, Potter drew her handgun and shouted, "I'll tase you!" "He simply tried to get in the driver's seat and drive off," they wrote. She then apologized to the wider community: "And to the community of Brooklyn Center, I do owe you an apology too. In particular, in this case, what can be done to help the Wright family through their pain and their loss?" "Katie, I understand a mother's love and I am sorry I broke your heart. We should expect defendants to have remorse in the sense of a feeling of wrongfulness to others. "What can be done to help restore some of the faith and trust between law enforcement and the community? "April 11 was the worst day of my life," Katie Wright said. "I don't ask you to agree with her decision, which takes nothing away from the truth of the jury's verdict," Ellison said in a statement. "The jury found the defendant guilty of this crime," Frank said.
The shooting, which came during the Derek Chauvin murder trial, sparked days of protests in the Minneapolis suburb.
Everything we do as a family ends in tears because all we have is memories left of our son," he added. * "Your honor, I'm asking you to hold the defendant to the highest accountability," she said. "My shattered heart has been on display for almost a year now, and I have to live in this nightmare, watching my son shot and killed over and over again." * "She also damaged my whole family's heart. "It is also beyond dispute that she is particularly amenable to probation." * She said that Potter "does not present a danger of future crimes," adding that the former officer "does not require rehabilitation to become a law-abiding citizen."
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The issue of race was barely brought up during the trial of Kim Potter, a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of ...
Moran said the sentences were decided by different judges who thought in different ways, and there can be justifications for both outcomes. He was especially rankled that Chu had pleaded for empathy by invoking a quote from Barack Obama “as if that will make you and others sleep better at night.” “If it’s not about race, certainly she made a point to make it clear she has a high regard for public service that police officers give in our society,” Hardaway said. She said the sentence “again underscores why many Black people have a distrust of the justice system at all levels.” Chu said “the evidence is undisputed” that Potter didn’t intend to use her firearm, which made the case less serious than other recent killings by police officers. Many felt the traffic stop was the result of racial profiling and shouldn’t have happened.