she broadcasts from ukraine. we ll be watching. to the gripping scene in a minneapolis courtroom. former police officer kim potter sentenced to 16 months in prison for killing daunte wright, claiming she mistook her weapon for her taser. the judge calling it one of saturdaye saddest cases she s ever had, nearly breaking down herself and breaking from the sentencing guidelines. hear s stephanie ramos. reporter: in a minneapolis courtroom, the judge sentenced kim potter, why she was about to break from sentencing guidelines in this emotionally charges case, saying this tonight about the former officer. the fact she never intended to draw her firearm makes this case less serious than other cases. second, the scene was chaotic, tense, and rapidly evolving.