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Body camera video later showed he took his gun back from her as other officers were afraid she would maybe hurt herself. As Potter was being tended to in the front seat of a police cruiser, Johnson asked for his gun back from Potter and turned away from her to take out the bullet in the chamber and the magazine and gave his gun back to Potter.

A total of nine witnesses testified and the jury saw a breakdown of the police response to Kim Potter fatally shooting Daunte Wright. Three witnesses took the stand before the morning break on the second day of testimony.

Alayna, who was with Daunte when he was killed, was first to testify. Alayna said she had met Daunte a few weeks prior to Potter killing him.

Alayna emotionally spoke about the injuries she sustained from the car crash after Potter shot Daunte. Patricia Lundgren testified about being on the other end of the car crash. She was driving with her husband, Kenneth Lundgren, when their car was struck by the car that Daunte was in after he was shot by Potter. Kerry Blanski , who lives near where the cars crashed, also testified. The defense pushed the witnesses to say that the car that crashed into them was driven by Daunte Wright although it was after he was shot by Potter.

Next to testify was Brooklyn Center Police Officer Alan Salvosa who was one of the first officers to arrive on the scene. Wright over. In response, Salvosa immediately pulled his service weapon and kept it drawn on the car Daunte and Alayna occupied after it came to a rest from the accident.

In the video, after Salvosa demanded Alayna get out of the vehicle numerous times, officers were then shown taking Alayna forcefully, making her drop all of her belongings including purse and phone, and handcuffing her before placing her in a squad car. All the while, for nearly ten minutes police a block away failed to render any kind of medical aid to him until they concocted a plan of how to group up and cover the car as they feared car occupants could have been the shooter.

Jeff Potter worked as police officer in Fridley, a nearby suburb, for 27 years and is a Taser trainer. Judge Regina Chu denied the motion for a mistrial. The photos wont be broadcast during the court feed. Defense attorney Paul Engh mentioned an objection regarding testimony from a passenger in the car that Daunte Wright was driving when he was pulled over and killed. Engh stated that the passenger allegedly told police she was handed some Xanax tablets from Daunte and the defense was hoping to use this to prove that Wright was planning to flee the traffic stop.

Wright would not be admissible unless [former] Officer Potter was aware of it at the time of the incident … the key issue in this is Ms. Opening statements in the Potter trial started around a. Eldridge showed slides with images and videos of the killing to the jury. She spoke at length about how Potter was trained to know which side that her taser was on, even showing Potter in different body camera videos from years in the past with her taser on her left side.

Eldridge said Potter betrayed her oath, her badge, her public trust, and Daunte Wright when she pointed her gun at his chest and fatally shot him. Wright because Sgt. Katie said Daunte was a huge jokester, making everyone laugh. He loved basketball and played it through high school. Daunte was a father to a two-year-old son, Daunte Jr. Katie spoke about seeing Daunte the morning before he was killed.

He came home to get money for a car wash. Katie said that she had just put Daunte Jr. A short time after Daunte had left, he called her and told her he was being pulled over because a air freshener was hanging from his rearview mirror. She told him to hand the phone to the police officer to explain the car insurance situation. Daunte seemed nervous on the phone, but Katie reassured him it would be okay.

She said she heard the police officer come back to the window, and ask Daunte to step out of the vehicle. Daunte asked why and the officer said he would tell Daunte once he got out. Daunte put the phone down and got out. She tried calling back about four times. She called through facetime and a female answered the phone screaming. She then heard someone else say get off the phone. Katie then called to figure out where her son was. Later, another officer expressed concern to Johnson that Potter would harm herself.

On cross, Johnson agrees with defense lawyer Earl Gray that Potter had the right to use force to keep Wright from fleeing arrest. Johnson further agrees with Gray that he could have been harmed or killed if Wright had succeeded in driving off with Johnson in the car. Johnson also acknowledges his respect and admiration for Potter as a colleague.

On recross, Johnson agrees with Gray that a car is considered a weapon. On re-redirect, Johnson agrees BCPD has a policy against using a Taser on someone operating a vehicle, then agrees with Gray that Wright did not appear to have control of the car was not operating the vehicle when Potter tased him.

The cumulative impact of the videos, photos and testimony leads to numerous defense objections culminating in an end-of-day mistrial motion based on claims that the evidence is prejudicial. Judge denies the motion. Prosecutors show terrifying video of the car crash through the officer who unwittingly happened to drive into it. The officers were obligated to arrest Wright under the bench warrant plus other factors at the scene, including odor and presence of marijuana in car.

Potter was using a Taser model that was new to her. They had three children together: Daunte who was 20 when he died in April , Diamond turns 19 this week , and Destiny turns 15 in January.

Her grandson, Daunte Jr. Daunte Jr. She spoke about Daunte Jr. Recalled the phone call from Daunte, who had been pulled over for having an air freshener hanging from his rearview mirror. When Daunte told Bryant that the police officers were questioning him about car insurance information, she told him to hand his phone to the officer so that she could explain the insurance situation.

She said Daunte sounded scared and she told him it would be OK. Bryant recalled hearing the police officer ask Daunte to step out of the vehicle. She panicked and tried to call back. She then used FaceTime and a female answered screaming and crying. Bryant got disconnected again.

Bodycam video of Bryant at the scene was then played in court. Said department policy was to carry Taser on opposite side of duty firearm so officers do not get firearms confused with Tasers. Said that when he pulled Daunte over, Daunte stated that he had recently purchased the Buick from his brother and he was working on getting current license plates tags.

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