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Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter<\/a>, who was convicted of accidentally killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright after mistaking her firearm for her stun gun, was freed from prison Monday, officials said.<\/p>\n

The mother of two served 16 months at the Shakopee Minnesota Correctional Facility<\/a> after a jury found her guilty of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter.<\/p>\n

“Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of Ms. Potter, DOC staff and the security of the correctional facility, the DOC commissioner directed that she be released at 4 a.m.,” the prison’s communications director, Andy Skoogman, said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Potter, 50, will remain on supervised release until Dec. 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n

KIM POTTER SENTENCING: EX-COP WHO KILLED DAUNTE WRIGHT HIT WITH 16 MONTHS BEHIND BARS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

After a routine traffic stop April 11, 2021, Potter tried to arrest Wright on an open warrant for failure to appear on a weapons charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She thought he was attempting to flee when she drew her firearm instead of her stun gun in Brooklyn Center \u2013 about 15 miles from where George Floyd<\/a> was murdered in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

Judge Regina Chu said at Potter’s sentencing that she was trying to protect a fellow officer on the other side of the car, who could have been dragged and seriously injured when Wright tried to drive off.<\/p>\n

Body camera footage of the harrowing encounter captures Potter shouting, “I’ll tase you! Taser! Taser! Taser!” before firing a single round. “I grabbed the wrong f—ing gun,” she can be heard saying before collapsing on the curb in distress.<\/p>\n

Potter’s lawyers described her actions as an “innocent mistake” and called Wright the aggressor.<\/p>\n

KIM POTTER TRIAL: DAUNTE WRIGHT VICTIM SHARES IMPACT STATEMENT SHE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO DELIVER TO HIM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

At her sentencing, Potter delivered an emotional apology.<\/p>\n

“To the family of Daunte Wright, I am so sorry that I brought the death of your son, father, brother, uncle, grandson, nephew,” she said as she sobbed.<\/p>\n

She then turned directly to Wright’s mother. “Katie, I understand a mother\u2019s love, and I am sorry I broke your heart. My heart is broken for all of you,” said Potter, who had a spotless record during her 26 years as an officer.<\/a><\/p>\n

Wright’s family pushed for the maximum of over eight years.<\/p>\n

Chu handed down the 16-month sentence \u2013 significantly below the state guideline minimum of a little over six years.<\/p>\n

The jurist said Potter was clearly remorseful. “She showed that today, she showed that when it happened,” the judge said, fighting back tears. “She never intended to hurt anyone.”<\/p>\n

Wright’s killing occurred just days before ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin<\/a> was found guilty of murdering Floyd in May 2020 in the same courthouse where Potter was tried.<\/p>\n

KIM POTTER TRIAL: DEFENSE RESTS CASE AFTER FORMER MINNEAPOLIS-AREA POLICE OFFICER WRAPS EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“This is not a cop found guilty of murder<\/a> for using his knee to pin down a person for 9\u00bd minutes as he gasped for air,” said Chu, comparing Potter and Chauvin’s conduct. “This is a cop who made a tragic mistake.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wright, the father of a young boy, had a pending robbery case<\/a> when he was killed for allegedly pointing a pistol at a young woman’s face and strangling her in an attempt to steal $820.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/ex-minnesota-police-officer-kim-potter-killed-daunte-wright-freed-monday-prison <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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