Minnesota cop Kimberly Potter, 48, posts $100K bail after being charged with second-degree manslaughter for shooting dead Daunte Wright, 20, as protests erupt for a four day
The former Minnesota police officer charged with shooting Daunte Wright has been released from jail on a $100,000 bond while protests erupted for the fourth day over his death.
Kimberly Potter, 48, was released from the Hennepin County jail at 5.38pm – just hours after she was arrested around 11.30am on Wednesday by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) agents in St. Paul, according to jail records.
Earlier Wednesday, Potter was charged with second-degree manslaughter for killing Wright, a 20-year-old black man, in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center on Sunday.
Her first court appearance is scheduled for Thursday in downtown Minneapolis.
Kimberly Potter, 48, was released from the Hennepin County jail at 5.38pm after posting a $100,000 bond
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