Daunte Wright Death: Ex-Minnesota Cop Kim Potter To Be Released From Prison Next Week

Kim Potter will be released from prison on Monday.
Potter was sentenced for Daunte Wright's death in April 2021
Potter will serve another eight months on probation

Kim Potter, a former Minnesota police officer who mistakenly killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop after mistaking her handgun for a stun gun, is scheduled to be freed from jail on Monday, according to court documents.

Potter, 50, has served 16 months at the Shakopee Minnesota Correctional Institution and will be monitored for another eight months.

Kim Potter to be Released Early

A distressing new booking photo depicts the degeneration of the former Brooklyn Center police officer behind the jail.

The 26-year veteran had a perfect record before the devastating error that ended her career and took Wright's life. Wright, 20, was pulled over for expired license tags in Brooklyn Center on April 11, 2021, around 15 miles from where George Floyd was slain in Minneapolis in 2020.

According to Fox News, Daunte Wright had an outstanding arrest warrant for failing to appear in court on a firearms charge. As Potter attempted to arrest him, she mistook him for a fleeing suspect and pulled her handgun instead of her stun gun.

A jury found the mother of two guilty of first- and second-degree manslaughter, but Judge Regina Chu sentenced her to far less than the state-recommended minimum. Chu, who became tearful as she talked, stated that Potter was repentant. "She had no intention of hurting anyone.

Per Daily Mail, during Potter's sentence trial in 2022, supporters of Potter and Wright wreaked chaos in the courtroom. Diamond Wright, Daunte's sister, was restrained. There were conflicting claims that she had fought with Chyna Whitaker, Daunte's two-year-old son's mother.

Others speculated that she was attempting to shield Whitaker from an attack by someone else. Potter has spent the last year imprisoned in a five-level security jail roughly 25 miles southwest of Minneapolis.

The institution cares for over 650 female convicts and provides a range of in-prison activities to aid rehabilitation. Inmates are asked to participate in a 5K race, advance their education, and strengthen their connection with God. Promotional brochures depict convicts learning, sewing, and cultivating fruit, which is distributed to community members in need.

One guy is even attempting to earn a law degree while incarcerated. The jail is also the first to provide a pipeline program, which permits offenders to acquire a legal degree while incarcerated. Inmates can also enhance their education and pursue their professional goals within the jail.

Daunte Wright's Death

On the second anniversary of Daunte Wright's death, a poignant tribute was held at Brooklyn Center on Tuesday night. The community gathered outside the Brooklyn Center Police Station to commemorate the passing of Wright after two years, CBS News reported.

Soon after his death, the city approved the Daunte Wright and Kobe Dimock-Heisler Community Safety and Violence Prevention Act, which promised significant reforms in police. The majority of the demands in the legislation have yet to be executed.

Dimok and Wright co-chair the implementation committee. They claim to have presented suggestions to the city council roughly six months ago but have yet to see the council advance their plans to a vote and implementation.

After Daunte Wright died in 2021, there have been significant changes in Brooklyn Center municipal government, including several new city council members, a new mayor, and a new police chief.