KYLE FOUND NOT GUILTY TRIAL

KYLE FOUND NOT GUILTY TRIAL

Kyle Rittenhouse looks over to his attorneys as the jury is dismissed for the day during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, U.S., November 18, 2021. Associated Press writers Tammy Webber in Fenton, Michigan, and Todd Richmond in Madison contributed to this story. The case has exposed deep divides among Americans over guns, racial injustice, vigilantism and self-defense in the U.S.įorliti reported from Minneapolis, Bauer from Madison, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse is white, as were those he shot. He shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, now 28. Rittenhouse was a 17-year-old former police youth cadet when he went to Kenosha in what he said was an effort to protect property after rioters set fires and ransacked businesses on previous nights. The defense says he acted in self-defense. Prosecutors say he was a “wannabe soldier” who brought a semi-automatic rifle to a racial justice protest and instigated the bloodshed. Jurors listened to two weeks of dueling portrayals of Rittenhouse. The jury appeared to be overwhelmingly white. The shootings took place during a night of protests over police violence against Black people in the tumultuous summer of 2020. He was charged with homicide, attempted homicide and recklessly endangering safety for killing two men and wounding a third with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle. Rittenhouse, 18, could have gotten life in prison if found guilty of the most serious charge against him. The jury came back with its verdict after close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation. WATCH LIVE: Jury deliberations continue in trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for Kenosha shooting – Day 14 (AP) - Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. At another point, he yelled, 'Don't get brazen with me!' during a dispute over evidence Schroeder had not wanted the jury to hear.KENOSHA, Wis. At one point he accused Binger of a 'grave constitutional violation,' when Binger attempted to discuss Rittenhouse's use of his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent. Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder, a colorful presence in the courtroom, shouted at prosecutors multiple times throughout the trial. Prosecutors threw in their own insults at times, accusing Rittenhouse's attorneys of dishonesty and taking advantage of the 75-year-old judge's lack of understanding of technology. There’s certainly plenty to dissect as we attempt to answer the question of why a jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all charges in an Aug. Rittenhouse's lead attorney, Mark Richards, accused prosecutors of trying a 'political case' and said they pressed ahead with flawed homicide charges despite overwhelming evidence that Rittenhouse opened fire in self-defense. There were a number of tense and heated moments throughout the trial - and at certain points prosecutors and defense attorneys grew downright vicious toward each other. 'My client does not have to take a beating from the hands of this mob, or from the hands of Mr.

'Every person who was shot was attacking Kyle: One with a skateboard, one with his hands, one with his feet, one with a gun,' Richards said. Rittenhouse's lead defense attorney, Mark Richards, labeled Rosenbaum, Huber, and Grosskreutz 'rioters' in his closing statement, emphasizing that Rittenhouse shot no one that night who hadn't been pursuing him. 'On the other hand, he killed two people, blew off Gaige Grosskreutz's arm, and put two more lives in jeopardy.'

'He wrapped up an ankle and I think maybe helped somebody who got a cut on their hand. Grosskreutz acknowledged during his cross-examination that Rittenhouse shot him only after he pointed his pistol at the teenager.ĭuring closing statements, Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger labeled Rittenhouse a 'liar,' a 'fraud,' and a 'wannabe soldier,' accusing Rittenhouse of arriving in Kenosha under false pretenses of protecting a car dealership and treating injured people. Rittenhouse testified that Huber struck him twice with the skateboard and tried to pull his gun away.

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