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Re: Cop Who Shot Innocent Black Man Released on $100k Bail
Ex-Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Released after Posting $100k Bail on Manslaughter Charge
KIM Potter, the veteran cop who was charged with manslaughter over the Daunte Wright killing, was released from jail on bail on Wednesday.
•15 Apr 2021 The Sun
The Minnesota cop was released from Hennepin County jail around 5.40pm after posting a $100,000 bond, according to jail records.
Potter faces a second-degree manslaughter charge after fatally shooting Wright, 20, during a traffic stop on Sunday.
She was taken into custody at 11.30am local time on Wednesday, and the Washington County Attorney’s Office filed charges the same day.
"With that responsibility comes a great deal of discretion and accountability. We will vigorously prosecute this case and intend to prove that Officer Potter abrogated her responsibility to protect the public when she used her firearm rather than her taser," Imran Ali, Washington County assistant criminal division chief, said.
"Her action caused the unlawful killing of Mr. Wright and she must be held accountable."
The maximum sentence for the charge is a 10-year jail sentence and a $20,000 fine, Minnesota statutes state.
Wright was shot just ten miles from where George Floyd was killed last spring, leading to an outpouring of anger from the community.
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