Defense expert: Police had duty to arrest Daunte Wright

By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI
Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A use-of-force expert says the police officers who stopped Daunte Wright were legally bound to arrest him because of a warrant for an outstanding weapons violation. Stephen Ijames was testifying for the defense at former Minnesota officer Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial. Prosecutors rested their case Thursday against Potter, who fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright during an April traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis. Potter has said she meant to draw her Taser instead of her handgun while attempting to stop Wright from trying to drive away while officers sought to arrest him. Prosecutors have portrayed Potter as an experienced officer who had been trained to use a Taser, including the danger of confusing one with a handgun.