{"id":430876,"date":"2021-04-16T16:05:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T20:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=430876"},"modified":"2021-04-16T16:05:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T20:05:33","slug":"fact-check-was-daunte-wrights-warrant-for-aggravated-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-was-daunte-wrights-warrant-for-aggravated-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Was Daunte Wright\u2019s Warrant For Aggravated Robbery?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-was-daunte-wrights-warrant-for-aggravated-robbery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=430876&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pubjacket\/status\/1382023145645805569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Twitter<\/a> claims the active warrant for which Minnesota police attempted to arrest Daunte Wright was related to an aggravated robbery case.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.5980861244019\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">this is the video. this is why daunte wright had a warrant out for his arrest. video is by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waltermasterson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@waltermasterson<\/a> on tiktok <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JusticeForDaunteWright?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JusticeForDaunteWright<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hrnxqfFqAT\">pic.twitter.com\/hrnxqfFqAT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 f: marty (@pubjacket) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pubjacket\/status\/1382023145645805569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While Wright was facing an aggravated robbery charge, the warrant police attempted to arrest him on was not for that case. The only active warrant was for a different case involving possession of a firearm without a permit and fleeing a peace officer, according to court records and&nbsp;a spokesperson from the Minnesota State Court Administrator\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wright, a 20-year-old black man, was fatally shot by then-Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter during a traffic stop on April 11, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/daunte-wright-death-minnesota.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the incident, the police attempted to arrest Wright after discovering he had an outstanding warrant, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/daunte-wright-death-minnesota.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a> reported. Potter, who has since resigned from her position, was charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting of Wright, the Washington County District Attorney\u2019s Office said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.washington.mn.us\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pubjacket\/status\/1382023145645805569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> contains a TikTok video from comedian Walter Masterson that claims to show the real reason why Wright had a warrant out for his arrest. He navigates the Minnesota Court Records Online (MCRO) website and accesses records pertaining to case number 27-CR-19-29850. In the case associated with that case number, Wright was charged with aggravated robbery stemming from a December 2019 incident in which he and another individual allegedly broke into a woman\u2019s home and tried to steal $820 from her at gunpoint, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/DocumentSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">court records<\/a> available on the MCRO website.<\/p>\n<p>Wright \u201chad a warrant out for his arrest because the notice for the Zoom hearing was sent to the wrong address\u201d for the case number 27-CR-19-29850, Masterson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pubjacket\/status\/1382023145645805569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claims<\/a> in the video. The warrant upon which Brooklyn Center police attempted to arrest Wright during the traffic stop was actually related to a different case, filed under case number 27-CR-21-4400, that involved two misdemeanor charges from June 2020, according to court records reviewed by Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Christopherson, a communications specialist for the <a href=\"http:\/\/mncourts.gov\/State-Court-Administrators-Office.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota State Court Administrator\u2019s Office<\/a>, told Check Your Fact in an email that there was only one outstanding warrant out for Wright at the time of the April 11 traffic stop. Christopherson provided Check Your Fact with the warrant, issued April 2, that the Brooklyn Center police attempted to arrest Wright on during the incident.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View Daunte Wright April 2 Warrant on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/503196493\/Daunte-Wright-April-2-Warrant#from_embed\">Daunte Wright April 2 Warrant<\/a> by <a title=\"View Elias Atienza&#039;s profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/506144343\/Elias-Atienza#from_embed\">Elias Atienza<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>\n<p>The warrant provided by Christopherson was issued after Wright failed to appear at a remote April 2 hearing for charges of possession of a pistol without a permit and fleeing from a peace officer by means other than a motor vehicle. That warrant can also be found on the MCRO website under the case number 27-CR-21-4400. He was charged with those two misdemeanors in June 2020, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/tachyon\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-4.02.39-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">arrest warrant<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pa.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1628760029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Judicial Branch register of actions<\/a> available online for that case show.<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Martinez, a public defender who represented Wright, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/daunte-wrights-mom-says-minnesota-police-killed-her-son-over-an-air-freshener-violation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Beast<\/a> that he believed Wright never received a notice for the April 2 hearing about the two misdemeanor charges, saying, \u201cHe obviously didn\u2019t get it, and no one notified me, and a date came up for April 2nd for 2:30 in the afternoon, and him not knowing about it, didn\u2019t show up, and there was a warrant issued for his arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Washington County District Attorney\u2019s Office said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.washington.mn.us\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a> about Potter\u2019s second-degree manslaughter charge that police \u201cchecked Wright\u2019s identification and determined he had a warrant for a gross misdemeanor weapons charge.\u201d In addition, the <a href=\"https:\/\/mncourts.gov\/mncourtsgov\/media\/High-Profile-Cases\/27-CR-21-7460\/Complaint04142021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criminal complaint<\/a> against Potter mentions an outstanding warrant for a \u201cgross misdemeanor weapons charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A warrant was issued for Wright for the aggravated robbery charge in early December 2019, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/pa.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1627640173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register of actions<\/a> for the case, numbered 27-CR-19-29850, on the Minnesota Judicial Branch website shows it was \u201ccleared\u201d two days later. Another warrant pertaining to the same case was issued in July 2020 after he allegedly broke his bail conditions by possessing a firearm and failing to contact his parole officer, according to the case\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pa.courts.state.mn.us\/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=1627640173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register of actions<\/a>. He was again released after posting bail in September 2020, court records from <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/DocumentSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MCRO<\/a> show.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View Daunt Wright Law Enforcement Notice of Release and Appearance September 2020 on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/503195831\/Daunt-Wright-Law-Enforcement-Notice-of-Release-and-Appearance-September-2020#from_embed\">Daunt Wright Law Enforcement Notice of Release and Appearance September 2020<\/a> by <a title=\"View Elias Atienza&#039;s profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/506144343\/Elias-Atienza#from_embed\">Elias Atienza<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.courts.state.mn.us\/DocumentSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">court records<\/a> for the aggravated robbery case, there is a scanned Feb. 5 image of an envelope marked as \u201creturn to sender\u201d that was returned to the courthouse. However, there was no outstanding warrant related to the aggravated robbery charge at the time of the traffic stop, court records show, and Wright was scheduled to appear in court in August 2021 for the case, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/daunte-wright-details-of-charges-warrants-before-killed-by-police-2021-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Insider<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Masterson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waltermasterson\/status\/1382385451194011652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> April 14 that he had taken down the video making the claim. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/04\/14\/fact-check-murder-suspect-dejywan-floyd-younger-brother-george-floyd\/https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/04\/14\/fact-check-murder-suspect-dejywan-floyd-younger-brother-george-floyd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Is North Carolina Murder Suspect Dejywan Floyd The Younger Brother Of George Floyd?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"13.40243902439\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have taken down the video I made of Daunte Wright\u2019s court records.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple people have reached out to illustrate to me that I was factually incorrect, and I have listened.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not an investigative journalist so I will leave that task to those that are better suited.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Walter Masterson (@waltermasterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waltermasterson\/status\/1382385451194011652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI have taken down the video I made of Daunte Wright\u2019s court records,\u201d Masterson tweeted. \u201cMultiple people have reached out to illustrate to me that I was factually incorrect, and I have listened. I\u2019m not an investigative journalist so I will leave that task to those that are better suited.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Twitter claims the active warrant for which Minnesota police attempted to arrest Daunte Wright was related to an aggravated robbery case. this is the video. this &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276125,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-430876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}