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Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright, is delivering law enforcement presentations for profit following her release from prison, WCCO News reports.
Wright was killed on April 11, 2021, after he was pulled over for expired license tags just miles from where George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis. While attempting to arrest Wright, Potter claimed she mistakenly drew her firearm instead of her stun gun.
Potter was convicted of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in Wright's killing. She was sentenced to two years in prison but released after serving 16 months.
Following her release, Potter connected with Imran Ali, the former prosecutor who charged her case. Ali said he resigned as co-counsel in the case against Potter because "vitriol" and "partisan politics" made it hard to pursue justice. He now serves as a law enforcement consultant, working to help police departments implement changes that could prevent officers from making mistakes similar to Potter's.
Ali and Potter teamed up to deliver training sessions and presentations at law enforcement conferences.
An opening line for one presentation read: "I killed Daunte Wright. I'm not proud of it. And neither should you be."
"The officer, and the prosecutor who quit in protest, will deliver a dynamic presentation on the truth of what occurred, the increased violence and non-compliance directed towards law enforcement, the importance of training, and steps we can take in the future," reads the contract for a training session.
In the contract, Ali's firm proposed an $8,000 charge for a training session.
A scheduled presentation at a Washington law enforcement agency was canceled after reports of the event garnered backlash. However, law enforcement groups in Minnesota and Indiana have hosted the presentation and continued to invite Potter to speak.
Wright's mother, Katie, was outraged to learn of the presentations, saying her son's killer was turning his death into profit.
"I think that Kim Potter had her second chance. She got to go home with her children. That was her second chance," Katie Wright said. "I think that when we're looking at police officers, when they're making quote-unquote mistakes, they still get to live in our community. They still get to continue their lives. That's their second chance. We don't have a second chance to be able to bring our loved ones back."
It's unclear how much money Potter is earning from the presentation, but Ali said the amount is less than what she could earn through a book deal or another project.
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