EXPLAINER: What charges did Kyle Rittenhouse face?
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: What charges did Kyle Rittenhouse face?

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse shot three men, killing two of them and wounding the third, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. COUNT 1: FIRST-DEGREE RECKLESS HOMICIDE, USE OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON This felony charge was connected to the death of Joseph Rosenbaum, the first man Rittenhouse shot. COUNT 3: FIRST-DEGREE RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING SAFETY, USE OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON Video shows an unknown man leaping at Rittenhouse and trying to kick him seconds before Anthony Huber moves his skateboard toward him. The first-degree reckless homicide charge sought in Huber’s death matched an original charge in Rosenbaum’s death — it would have required jurors to decide that Rittenhouse caused Huber’s death with an utter disregard for human life — and would have been punishable by up to 60 years in prison. COUNT 5: ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE, USE OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON This was the charge for Rittenhouse shooting Gaige Grosskreutz in the arm seconds after he shot Huber, and as Grosskreutz came toward him holding a pistol.

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Kyle Rittenhouse cheered as ‘hero to millions’ as he claims homicide trial attempt to come after 2nd Amendment
3 years ago

Kyle Rittenhouse cheered as ‘hero to millions’ as he claims homicide trial attempt to come after 2nd Amendment

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kyle Rittenhouse, the man …

How Kyle Rittenhouse Walked Free
55 years ago

How Kyle Rittenhouse Walked Free

Slate  

If you hadn’t already heard your fill from Kyle Rittenhouse, Fox News was happy to give you one more chance to listen on Monday night. I support peacefully demonstrating.” Stacy St. Clair reported on Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial for the Chicago Tribune and got a different view of him in the courtroom. Stacy St. Clair: And that’s why Kyle Rittenhouse’s testimony …

Kyle Rittenhouse: Who is he and why is his trial significant for America?
3 years, 1 month ago

Kyle Rittenhouse: Who is he and why is his trial significant for America?

Firstpost  

Rittenhouse hails from Illnois’ Antioch, which is around 24.14 kilometers from Wisconsin’s Kenosha. US teenager Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot dead two men during protests and riots against police brutality in Wisconsin in 2020, was acquitted of all charges on Friday after a politically divisive trial. Much of Rittenhouse’s Facebook page is devoted to praising law enforcement, with references to Blue …

After Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a city and country wonder ‘where we go from here’
3 years, 1 month ago

After Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a city and country wonder ‘where we go from here’

LA Times  

A man outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Wisconsin after the verdicts were announced in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. “And I believe they came to the correct verdict, and I’m glad that everything went well.” Decades before it became the backdrop of the police shooting of Jacob Blake and, in subsequent days, of burning buildings and of Rittenhouse firing his …

A courtroom erupts and a community braces: Kenosha reacts to Kyle Rittenhouse verdict
3 years, 1 month ago

A courtroom erupts and a community braces: Kenosha reacts to Kyle Rittenhouse verdict

The Independent  

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Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty On All Charges In Murder Trial
3 years, 1 month ago

Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty On All Charges In Murder Trial

Huff Post  

“After he had done that a few times, I turned my back to him and ignored him,” Lackowski added. I pointed at him because he kept running at me and I didn’t want him to chase me.” Rittenhouse, who also testified he had also gone to Kenosha to provide medical aid and was carrying a medic bag, did not administer …

Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all charges
3 years, 1 month ago

Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all charges

Al Jazeera  

Rittenhouse, 18, claimed self-defence in shooting of protesters at racial justice demonstration in Wisconsin last year. The widely watched case stirred bitter debate across the US over racism, gun violence, and vigilantism, with several civil rights and racial justice groups denouncing Friday’s verdict as a “travesty”. The Congressional Black Caucus, a group of Black federal lawmakers, added: “It is unconscionable …

Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted in Kenosha killings
3 years, 1 month ago

Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted in Kenosha killings

Salon  

Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with killing two people during the Kenosha, Wisconsin unrest while he was a teenager, was found not guilty on all five charges Friday. "You cannot claim self-defense against a danger you create," said Kenosha County assistant district attorney Thomas Binger during his closing argument. RELATED: Matt Gaetz praises Kyle Rittenhouse for "helping the country," offers him a …

Kyle Rittenhouse Trial: First Day of Jury Deliberation Ends Without Verdict
3 years, 1 month ago

Kyle Rittenhouse Trial: First Day of Jury Deliberation Ends Without Verdict

The Quint  

Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty and defended himself during his testimony last week. He claimed that he only used his rifle after he was attacked by protestors, further asserting that Rosenbaum, his first victim, grabbed his weapon's barrel. Rittenhouse's defence counsel has said that the former was also carrying a medical kit on him and only wanted to provide medical …

Jury To Begin Deliberations At Kyle Rittenhouse Murder Trial
3 years, 1 month ago

Jury To Begin Deliberations At Kyle Rittenhouse Murder Trial

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KENOSHA, Wis. — Jurors will begin deliberations Tuesday at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial after two weeks of testimony in which prosecutors and defense attorneys painted starkly different pictures of his actions the night he shot three men on the streets of Kenosha. In closing arguments, prosecutor Thomas Binger called Rittenhouse a “wannabe soldier” who was “looking for …

Prosecutor: Rittenhouse provoked the bloodshed in Kenosha
3 years, 1 month ago

Prosecutor: Rittenhouse provoked the bloodshed in Kenosha

Associated Press  

KENOSHA, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse provoked bloodshed on the streets of Kenosha by bringing a semi-automatic rifle to a protest and menacing others, and when the shooting stopped, he walked off like a “hero in a Western,” a prosecutor said in closing arguments Monday at Rittenhouse’s murder trial. Rosenbaum was shot because he was chasing my client and going to …

Judge Dismisses Dangerous Weapon Charge Against Kyle Rittenhouse
3 years, 1 month ago

Judge Dismisses Dangerous Weapon Charge Against Kyle Rittenhouse

Huff Post  

Judge Bruce Schroeder and Kyle Rittenhouse look at video screen as attorneys for both sides argue about a video during Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. via Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. — The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial on Monday dismissed a count of possession of a dangerous weapon by …

Kyle Rittenhouse trial: ‘Self-defence’ vs ‘provoked everything’
3 years, 1 month ago

Kyle Rittenhouse trial: ‘Self-defence’ vs ‘provoked everything’

Al Jazeera  

Rittenhouse, who has pleaded not guilty and testified that he acted in self-defence, faces life in prison if convicted. Rittenhouse was 17 when he killed two men and wounded a third during a tumultuous night of protests against racial injustice in August 2020, which erupted after the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by a white police officer …

Billionaire says ‘civic hero’ Rittenhouse should be acquitted
3 years, 1 month ago

Billionaire says ‘civic hero’ Rittenhouse should be acquitted

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Billionaire investor Bill Ackman …

Defense rests its case at murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse
3 years, 1 month ago

Defense rests its case at murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse

Associated Press  

KENOSHA, Wis. — The defense rested its case Thursday at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, setting the stage for closing arguments Monday in the shootings that left Americans divided over whether he was a patriot taking a stand against lawlessness or a vigilante. Rittenhouse fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, in an initial confrontation and just moments later shot and …

EXPLAINER: How did Rittenhouse do on stand in murder trial?
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: How did Rittenhouse do on stand in murder trial?

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse held his own on the witness stand Wednesday as he fought to keep himself out of prison for shooting three people during a protest in Wisconsin, for the most part conveying a calm demeanor and eliciting two major missteps from prosecutors, legal experts said. It’s always a difficult decision to put someone on the stand... …

Rittenhouse claims self-defence in dramatic US court testimony
3 years, 1 month ago

Rittenhouse claims self-defence in dramatic US court testimony

Al Jazeera  

Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand at his own trial, saying he shot three people in Kenosha last year in self-defence. Kyle Rittenhouse, the US teenager facing charges for fatally shooting demonstrators at a racial justice protest last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has taken the stand at his own trial, insisting that he acted in self-defence as he feared for his …

Survivor tells US court he saw Rittenhouse as ‘active shooter’
3 years, 2 months ago

Survivor tells US court he saw Rittenhouse as ‘active shooter’

Al Jazeera  

Gaige Grosskreutz says he had raised his hands before being shot and never intended to use a gun he was holding. The only protester shot by Kyle Rittenhouse to survive said he saw him as an “active shooter”, stressing that he confronted Rittenhouse with a gun to prevent further bloodshed. Grosskreutz, a former paramedic who, like Rittenhouse, was carrying a …

EXPLAINER: Prosecutors play up Rittenhouse inexperience
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Prosecutors play up Rittenhouse inexperience

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Prosecutors trying to convict Kyle Rittenhouse of murder have been working to paint him as an inexperienced teenager who misrepresented his age and medical training to other armed civilians in his group on the night he shot three men during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin last year. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger has drawn out …

EXPLAINER: Rittenhouse attorneys spar over victim depictions
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Rittenhouse attorneys spar over victim depictions

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Attorneys spent the first week of Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial sparring over who provoked whom, with prosecutors portraying the Illinois teenager as the aggressor and the defense working to show that the men he shot had threatened him. “To establish self-defense, the first prong is the defense must show there was going to be interference with Rittenhouse …

Explained: Kyle Rittenhouse attorneys argue over victim depictions
3 years, 2 months ago

Explained: Kyle Rittenhouse attorneys argue over victim depictions

Firstpost  

The stakes are enormous as jurors weigh whether Rittenhouse fired in self-defense because he legitimately felt threatened or whether he overreacted. “To establish self-defense, the first prong is the defense must show there was going to be interference with Rittenhouse and that Rittenhouse had a belief that could result in great bodily harm,” said former Milwaukee County prosecutor Daniel Adams, …

Witness: Kenosha victim was belligerent but no threat
3 years, 2 months ago

Witness: Kenosha victim was belligerent but no threat

Associated Press  

KENOSHA, Wis. — The first man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of Kenosha was acting “belligerently” that night but did not appear to pose a serious threat to anyone, a witness testified Friday at Rittenhouse’s murder trial. On Thursday, witnesses testified that a “hyperaggressive” Rosenbaum angrily threatened to kill Rittenhouse that night and that Rosenbaum was …

US judge dismisses Rittenhouse juror over Blake shooting remark
3 years, 2 months ago

US judge dismisses Rittenhouse juror over Blake shooting remark

Al Jazeera  

The judge presiding over Kyle Rittenhouse‘s murder trial in the United States has dismissed a juror after a court security officer reported that the man told a joke about the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Blake, who is Black, was shot multiple times by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year and left partially paralysed, setting off a …

Prosecutor Says Kyle Rittenhouse Instigated Kenosha Bloodshed
3 years, 2 months ago

Prosecutor Says Kyle Rittenhouse Instigated Kenosha Bloodshed

Huff Post  

KENOSHA, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse instigated the confrontation that led him to shoot three people on the streets of Kenosha during a turbulent protest against racial injustice, and he killed one of the victims with a shot to the back, a prosecutor told the jury during opening statements Tuesday at Rittenhouse’s murder trial. Binger said infrared camera from the FBI …

Kyle Rittenhouse instigated bloodshed at BLM protest: Prosecutor
3 years, 2 months ago

Kyle Rittenhouse instigated bloodshed at BLM protest: Prosecutor

Al Jazeera  

Charged with killing two during violent protests in Wisconsin last year, Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty. Kyle Rittenhouse instigated the confrontation that led him to shoot three people on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin during a Black Lives Matter protest last year, a prosecutor told the jury during opening statements of his murder trial. Rittenhouse, then 17, shot dead two …

The question of self-defense is key in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial's opening arguments
3 years, 2 months ago

The question of self-defense is key in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial's opening arguments

NPR  

The question of self-defense is key in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial's opening arguments Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Krajacic/Pool/Getty Images Sean Krajacic/Pool/Getty Images Lawyers gave opening arguments and called the first witness in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who at 17 years old shot and killed two people at a protest last year in Kenosha, Wis. The case has …

Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for BLM protest killings starts Monday
3 years, 2 months ago

Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for BLM protest killings starts Monday

Al Jazeera  

‘Politics are going to run deep through this thing,’ law professor says of the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for murders. The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the US teen charged with killing two men and wounding a third with a military-style rifle during protests against racism and police brutality in Wisconsin last year, will kick off with jury selection. Rittenhouse was …

Jury seated for trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot and killed 2 protesters
3 years, 2 months ago

Jury seated for trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot and killed 2 protesters

NPR  

Jury seated for trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot and killed 2 protesters Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Krajacic/AP Sean Krajacic/AP A jury has been selected for the high-profile homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, with 12 jurors and eight alternates seated on Monday. The jury will decide whether Rittenhouse acted in self-defense, as claimed by his lawyers, or acted …

Force expert: Rittenhouse decisions to shoot were reasonable
3 years, 3 months ago

Force expert: Rittenhouse decisions to shoot were reasonable

Associated Press  

KENOSHA, Wis. — An Illinois man who shot three people during a protest over police brutality in Wisconsin last year was justified because the men confronted him and two of them tried to wrestle his gun away, a use-of-force expert called by the defense testified at a pretrial hearing Tuesday. The expert, John Black, spent hours outlining the moments that …

Force Expert Says Kyle Rittenhouse's Decisions To Shoot Were Reasonable
3 years, 3 months ago

Force Expert Says Kyle Rittenhouse's Decisions To Shoot Were Reasonable

Huff Post  

Kyle Rittenhouse, right, accused of shooting three people during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin last year, speaks with one of his attorneys, Natalie Wisco, during a motion hearing, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, in Kenosha, Wis. via Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. — An Illinois man who shot three people during a protest over police brutality in Wisconsin last year …

Rittenhouse attorney wants to show victim was sex offender Conservatives Kyle Rittenhouse Anthony Huber Twitter Madison
3 years, 6 months ago

Rittenhouse attorney wants to show victim was sex offender Conservatives Kyle Rittenhouse Anthony Huber Twitter Madison

The Independent  

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Kyle Rittenhouse: Trial for man charged with killing two in Kenosha delayed to November
3 years, 9 months ago

Kyle Rittenhouse: Trial for man charged with killing two in Kenosha delayed to November

The Independent  

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