Kim Potter Biography: Net Worth, Family, Trial, Verdict, House

Kim Potter Biography

Kimberly Ann Potter is a White woman from Champlin, Minnesota (born June 18, 1972), was a 48-year-old police officer in the Brooklyn Center Police Department, and a mother of two children.

Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistakenly drew a gun instead of a Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, was sentenced on Friday to 2 years in prison.

The sentence comes nearly two months after Potter was convicted of first- and second-degree manslaughter. Prosecutors had requested 7 years and 2 months while Potter’s attorneys argued for a lesser sentence, pointing to her lack of a prior criminal history and remorse for Wright’s death.

Kim Potter Net Worth

Kimberly potter is said to have an estimated net worth of $100k or more

Kim Potter Family

Kim was born and raised in Minnesota. Kim Potter’s husband is also a former police officer.

Kim is married to a former police officer. There is no elaborated info about her marriage on the web. She and her husband share two sons. However, their identity is still hidden from the media and the public.

Kim Potter Trial

Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who drew a gun instead of a Taser and fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, was found guilty Thursday of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the young Black man’s death.

Potter, who is White, displayed no emotion as the verdicts were read and was ordered held without bail. One of her lawyers rested his head on his hands at the defense table.

Kim Potter Verdict

After deliberating for 27 hours over four days,the jury found Potter guilty of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter on December 23, 2021

Following the verdict, the judge remanded Potter into custody at Shakopee Women’s Correctional Facility and scheduled her sentencing for February 18, 2022.

Kim Potter House

The city of Champlin, Minn., has spent more than $9,000 to erect a security perimeter protecting the home of Kim Potter, the former police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

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