April 20, 2023 3:35pm EDT
Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter convicted in Daunte Wright death to be freed from prison
Potter's recent Minnesota booking photo shows her deterioration after 16 months in prison
By Rebecca Rosenberg | Fox News
Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter, who accidentally killed Daunte Wright when she mistook her firearm for a stun gun during a traffic stop, is set to be released from prison Monday, records show.
Potter, 50, has served 16 months at the Shakopee Minnesota Correctional Facility and will serve another eight months on supervised release.
A shocking new booking photo shows the former Brooklyn Center police officer's deterioration behind bars.
Potter, a 26-year veteran, had a spotless record when the tragic mistake ruined her career and cost Wright his life.
The deadly confrontation unfolded April 11, 2021, after Wright, 20, was pulled over for expired license tags in Brooklyn Center — about 15 miles from where George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis in 2020.
It turned out Wright had an open arrest warrant for failure to appear on a weapons charge. When Potter tried to arrest him, she believed he was attempting to flee and mistakenly drew her firearm instead of her stun gun.
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