The former Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop made her first court appearance on Thursday as the family called for “full accountability” for his death.
Kim Potter, wearing a plaid shirt, confirmed her presence during a brief online hearing and waved to the judge from a table in her lawyer’s office. Potter, 48, was not asked any questions about the shooting or her intended plea.
Hennepin County Judge Paul Scoggin set the next court date for May 17th and ordered Potter, who it out on a $100,000 bond, not to use firearms or explosives for the duration of her case.
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