![]() ![]() ![]() The jury came back with its verdict after close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation. The verdict was decided by a randomly-selected pool of seven women and five men, which began with 18 who sat through two weeks of testimony before it was narrowed down. In all three shootings, Rittenhouse claimed self-defense. Another 26-year-old man, Gaige Grosskreutz, was also shot but managed to survive. Rittenhouse went on to commit the only murder reported throughout the otherwise peaceful protest, causing the deaths of 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum and 26-year-old Anthony Huber. 25, 2020, when then-17-year-old Rittenhouse took a trip to Kenosha armed with an AR-15-style rifle during Day 3 of a four-day protest sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake. A jury in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of homicide Friday in the deaths of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, whom the 17-year-old fatally shot on August 25, 2020. STAY INFORMED! CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER! Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed the former charge this past Monday (November 15) citing a confusing statute regarding short-barreled rifles and dismissed the latter charge during trial based off the prosecution not offering enough evidence in his opinion. The judge also dismissed two lesser charges for Possession of a Dangerous Weapon by a Person Under 18 in addition to Failure to Comply with an Emergency Order from State or Local Government. The jury was also given the option to consider second-degree attempted intentional homicide, carrying a max of 30 years, and attempted first-degree reckless endangerment, punishable by up to 12 1/2 years. Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the killings, faced. A group of protesters has sued the city and county of Kenosha alleging that curfew laws were enforced against them but not against armed people like Rittenhouse.First Degree Reckless Homicide, Use of a Dangerous Weapon (Max 60 Years Weapon Modifier +5) - NOT GUILTYįirst Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Use of a Dangerous Weapon (Max 12 1/2 Years Weapon Modifier +5) - NOT GUILTYįirst Degree Intentional Homicide, Use of a Dangerous Weapon (Max Mandatory LIFE Weapon Modifier +5) - NOT GUILTYĪttempted First Degree Intentional Homicide, Use of a Dangerous Weapon (Max 60 Years Weapon Modifier +5) - NOT GUILTY As the verdict was read for each count, the 18-year-old quivered, sobbed and on the fifth and final not guilty fell to his knees. ![]() Huber’s father is suing police and government officials in Kenosha alleging that they allowed for a dangerous situation that resulted in his son’s death, and Grosskreutz has a similar lawsuit. No civil lawsuits have been brought against Rittenhouse yet, either, but there are lawsuits targeting others. He does not face any federal charges and he is unlikely to because federal law only applies in very limited cases for homicides. The verdicts end the criminal case against Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse had also been charged with possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18, a misdemeanor that carries nine months behind bars and appeared likely to lead to a conviction.īut the judge threw out that charge before deliberations after the defense argued that the Wisconsin law did not apply to the long-barreled rifle used by Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse’s lawyers branded Rosenbaum a “crazy person.” A videographer testified Rosenbaum lunged for the rifle just before he was shot, and a pathologist said his injuries appeared to indicate his hand was over the barrel.Īlso, Rosenbaum’s fiancee disclosed that he was on medication for bipolar disorder and depression. Some witnesses described Rosenbaum as “hyperaggressive” and said that he dared others to shoot him and threatened to kill Rittenhouse earlier that night others said he acted “belligerently” but did not appear to pose a serious threat. Testimony from some of the prosecution’s own witnesses also seemed to buttress his claim of self-defense. 19, 2021, 10:33 AM PST By Scott Stump Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on Friday by a Wisconsin jury on all five counts involving the fatal shooting of two men at protests in Kenosha last. Going in, many legal experts said they believed the defense had the advantage because of provisions favorable to Rittenhouse in Wisconsin self-defense law and video showing him being chased at key moments. ![]() Richards, the defense attorney, said that Rittenhouse wants to be a nurse and that he is in counseling for post traumatic stress disorder and will probably move away because “it’s too dangerous” for him to continue to live in the area. Rittenhouse’s mother, Wendy Rittenhouse, seated near her son on a courtroom bench, gasped in delight, cried and hugged others around her. ![]()
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