The prosecutor on the case of the shooting death of Daunte Wright has resigned, citing “vitriol” and divisive politics that make the job of getting to the truth near impossible.
Prosecutor in shooting death of Daunte Wright resigns, citing overall partisan politics and ‘vitriol’ Theresa Braine
The prosecutor on the case of the shooting death of Daunte Wright has resigned, citing “vitriol” and divisive politics that make the job of obtaining justice near impossible.
The resignation of Imran Ali, assistant criminal division chief at the Washington County Attorney’s Office, comes two days after Minnesota announced that state attorney general Keith Ellison would take over the case.
“The last several weeks have been difficult for me and my family,” Ali wrote in a resignation letter dated Monday and published by KARE-11. “The vitriol from some and the infusion of partisan politics by many has made my job difficult to pursue justice.”
Kimberly Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who who fatally shot Daunte Wright after mistakenly drawing her gun instead of her taser, would be charged with second-degree manslaughter. Now we can report that she has been officially arrested.
“Agents with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) this morning arrested a former Brooklyn Center police officer for the April 11 shooting death of Daunte Wright,” the state agency said on Twitter.
“Agents took Kim Potter into custody at approximately 11:30 a.m. at the BCA in St. Paul.”
The BCA added that “after consultation” with Washington County prosecutors, Potter will be booked at the Hennepin County Jail.