Ex-Cop Kim Potter Released From Jail After Posting $100K Bond

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter was released from Hennepin County Jail after posting a $100,000 bond. Potter, 48, of Champlin, was charged with second-degree manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

Potter was arrested and booked into jail Wednesday at 12:07 p.m., and she was released hours later, at 5:38 p.m., according to jail records.

Potter's next court appearance is set for April 15.

The single charge against her was filed by Washington County Attorney Pete Orput. Potter's case is being handled by the Washington County Attorney's Office after the case was handed over from Hennepin County in order to avoid any conflict of interest.

If convicted, Potter faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

"Certain occupations carry an immense responsibility and none more so than a sworn police officer," said Imran Ali, the county's assistant criminal division chief and director of the major crime unit.

"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. Her action caused the unlawful killing of Mr. Wright and she must be held accountable. County Attorney Peter Orput and I met with the family, expressed our deepest sympathies and assured them we would spare no resources in seeking justice for Mr. Wright."

Potter has spent her entire 26 years in law enforcement with the Brooklyn Center Police Department.

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