Kimberly Potter: Difference between revisions
imported>SW10048 Created page with "{{Important}} {{Villain Infobox |Image = 410dfaf78b188024bbbd5fd81eb8cf.jpg |fullname = Kimberly Ann Potter |alias = Kim Potter |origin = Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, U.S. |occupation = Police officer <small>(formerly)</small> |goals = Apprehend Daunte Wright<br>Get acquitted of manslaughter <small>(failed)</small> |crimes = Manslaughter |type of villain = Remorseful Murderer}} '''Kimberly Ann Potter''' is a former Minnesota police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old..." |
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'''Kimberly Ann Potter''' is a former Minnesota police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old unarmed African-American Daunte Wright as he tried to flee. Potter claims she had attempted to Taser him and pulled her gun by mistake. She was convicted of manslaughter on 23 December 2021 | '''Kimberly Ann Potter''' is a former Minnesota police officer who shot and killed 20-year-old unarmed African-American Daunte Wright as he tried to flee. Potter claims she had attempted to Taser him and pulled her gun by mistake. She was convicted of manslaughter on 23 December 2021. | ||
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Potter's defence was that she had mistaken her gun for her Taser. The defence argued that Wright's attempts to resist arrest had caused stress which contributed to Potter making a "slip-and-capture" error and drawing her gun by mistake. The prosecution drew the jury's attention to the fact that Potter's gun was black, metal and weighed 0.96 kg whereas her Taser was yellow, plastic and only weighed 0.43 kg. Potter testified on her own behalf, admitting that she knew Wright was unarmed and that he had not used violence. | Potter's defence was that she had mistaken her gun for her Taser. The defence argued that Wright's attempts to resist arrest had caused stress which contributed to Potter making a "slip-and-capture" error and drawing her gun by mistake. The prosecution drew the jury's attention to the fact that Potter's gun was black, metal and weighed 0.96 kg whereas her Taser was yellow, plastic and only weighed 0.43 kg. Potter testified on her own behalf, admitting that she knew Wright was unarmed and that he had not used violence. | ||
The trial concluded on 20 December 2021. After four days of deliberation, the jury convicted Potter of both first and second-degree manslaughter on 23 December. She was transferred to Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility to await sentencing, scheduled for 18 February 2022. | The trial concluded on 20 December 2021. After four days of deliberation, the jury convicted Potter of both first and second-degree manslaughter on 23 December. She was transferred to Shakopee Women's Correctional Facility to await sentencing, scheduled for 18 February 2022. She was ultimately sentenced to two years imprisonment. | ||
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