Ep 210: The Death of Daunte Wright

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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On April 11, 2021, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was shot and killed after being pulled over by police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Former officer Kim Potter went on trial the following year, telling the jury she confused her taser with her handgun. Please subscribe to our new podcast, CIVIL, which covers civil cases and trials. Listen now: https://link.chtbl.com/CivilPodcast Sponsors in this episode: Freshly - Take advantage of Freshly’s End-of-Summer Sale and score a special deal: $125 off your first FIVE orders at FRESHLY.COM/COURT when you order today. Notion - Get started at notion.com to take the first step toward organized, productive work and life today. Shopify - Go to Shopify.com/CourtJunkie for a FREE 14-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. Progressive Insurance - Visit Progressive.com to get a quote with all the coverages you want, so you can easily compare and choose. Post-Production for the show is provided by Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co.. This episode was researched and written by Law & Crime staff. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie

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0:00.0	On April 11, 2021, 20-year-old Don Tay Wright was driving alongside his girlfriend, Alaina
0:08.4	Albrecht-Payton, in Brooklyn, Center, Minnesota.
0:12.4	The pair hadn't made things official yet, but according to court testimony, they were
0:16.4	in the honeymoon phase of their new relationship.
0:20.2	Don Tay had traveled to his parents' house that morning to drop off his one-year-old son
0:24.2	with his mother.
0:25.7	He then took off in the car he had recently received from his family, a white Buick, with
0:30.8	his girlfriend by his side.
0:33.1	The pair planned to go get the car washed.
0:36.5	As they were cruising around Brooklyn Center, a small suburban community just outside Minneapolis,
0:42.1	they saw police lights flash behind them.
0:45.4	A Brooklyn Center police vehicle was motioning for them to pull to the side.
0:50.0	Both Don Tay and Alaina were confused.
0:54.1	When the patrol vehicle was officer Anthony Lucky, a rookie cop in training, sitting next
0:59.9	to him was 48-year-old officer Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran of the force.
1:07.1	Officer Potter was overseeing Officer Lucky's training that Sunday.
1:12.6	At 1.53 pm, Officer Lucky initiated the traffic stop, citing expired tags on Don Tay's license
1:19.4	plate, along with air fresheners hanging from his rear-view mirror.
1:23.8	This is prohibited under Minnesota law.
1:27.1	The encounter would last less than 13 minutes, but it would change the lives of everyone involved,
1:34.0	forever.
1:35.5	This is Jillian and in partnership with law and crime.
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