Potter Found Guilty in Death of Daunte Wright

<p>After three days of deliberation a jury found former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter guilty of two counts of manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. </p><p>--</p><p>Feven Gerezgiher reports:</p><p><br></p><p>After three days of deliberation, on Thursday a jury found former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter guilty of two counts of manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright. </p><p><br></p><p>Judge Chu rejected the defense’s request to allow Potter home for the holidays while she awaits sentencing. </p><p><br></p><p>Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison gave an impassioned speech after the trial reflecting on Wright’s lost future, and recognizing public safety officers.</p><p><br></p><p>“We hold you in high regard,” he said, “and we also hold you to high standards.”</p><p><br></p><p>Outside the courthouse, a crowd gathered around Wright’s brother Damik.</p><p><br></p><p>“This is the start of a new life for everybody, not just for us but for everybody here,” he said. “Change is coming!”</p><p><br></p><p>Minneapolis resident Jessamine McGee says the news meant the world to them.</p><p><br></p><p>“Man, I’m very happy about the verdict. I feel like it was well-deserved,” said McGee. “Any other outcome would have been like mockery to this whole country and what it’s supposed to stand for.”</p><p><br></p><p>Supporters danced along to music by Brass Solidarity, a musical project “birthed of protest” following a verdict in the Derek Chauvin case.</p><p><br></p><p>At a distance from the crowd, Sam Richards from the Pine Ridge reservation drummed and prayed for peace and healing for the Wright family.</p><p><br></p><p>Potter’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for February 18th. </p><p><br></p>