Posted on 05/12/2023 2:22:53 PM PDT by L.A.Justice
Former Minnesota officer Kimberly Potter has been released from prison after serving 16 months of a two-year sentence in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, whom she shot after mistaking her gun for a Taser during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Potter was released from the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee at 4 a.m. on Monday, the department said, noting the early hour was due to safety concerns and the potential for violent protests outside the facility.
Potter was convicted of two counts of manslaughter in the killing of 20-year-old Wright, an unarmed Black man, during a 2021 traffic stop near Minneapolis. Wright was pulled over for having expired tags and for a hanging air freshener.
Potter will be on supervised release for the remaining third of her sentence, in accordance with Minnesota law, which doesn’t provide time off for good behavior, the corrections department said. Potter’s supervised release expires in December.
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Potter’s attorney, Earl Gray, told CNN the former officer with 26 years of experience has no plans to return to Minnesota and will live in Wisconsin.
It is probably a good idea for her to move out of Minnesota...She is allowed to move to Wisconsin to serve rest of her time...
You could buy this Taser for $409.99 on Amazon.com...Maybe it would be cheaper to buy a handgun...
Two counts of manslaughter eh? Twice as dead? Travesty of judicial system? Scapegoated?
Exactly. And remember Alec Baldwin also killed someone accidently but he's not in jail.
Can’t recall but did NM drop the case? I thunk they did. 🤔
I could do that bit on my paws
Yes they were dropped. It turned out that although the FBI lab could not get the gun to fire without the trigger being pulled, the mechanism had been modified (no idea in what fashion). Between that and some procedural and questionable things his lawyers had enough holes to drive a truck through.
Thanks T_S. I figured you or cedar Dave would know. Now arec barwin can say he can actually kill someone and get a way with it. Hey arec......🖕
Yep, I got an email ad from cheaperthandirt for a Taurus 9mm for under $250 IIRC.
If I didn’t have a satisfactory 9 I’d a-thunk about it.
You’re welcome. The movie set medic who tried to save the poor lady sued for trauma and got $1.15M the other day.
Yep, cuz he’s a VIP, and she’s just a cop.
I agree, but the fact Baldwin got nothing, not even a slap on the wrist, is disturbing. The gun didn’t go off by itself.
You know you or I would be sitting in jail right now if we had done that, as we should be.
Personally, I'm surprised she got any jail time at all. often, the only protection they need from the courts is their magical blue suit. I suspect that if the victim had been white, she'd have walked.
My experience with Taurus firearms has been less than confidence inspiring.
glad she is out - tragic accident. she was beyond remorseful and sick about it. 16 months of incarceration was way out of proportion considering what is going on with others.dual justice system at work
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