Kenosha, Wisconsin – The jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial case found the defendant, the 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges on Friday.
The jury was deliberated since Tuesday and today, on Friday morning, on International Men’s Day, the jury unanimously announced that Rittenhouse is not guilty on all five charges.
The 18-year-old defendant and his family were visibly moved after hearing all charges against the teen were dropped.
The trial lasted for almost three weeks and ended up with a verdict that has many conservatives and gun rights activists celebrating.
Rittenhouse was facing two charges of murder, one charge of attempted murder, and two charges of reckless endangerment relating to a melee near midnight on August 25, 2020, where he shot three Black Lives Matter rioters in Kenosha.
Rittenhouse and a group of other volunteers were guarding a car dealership that was set on fire the night before by the BLM/Antifa protestors. The violent mob was destroying other properties and as they set fire on a dumpster nearby, Rittenhouse went there and put out the fire. After that, he was chased by a violent mob.
One of the rioters who was chasing Rittenhouse, James Rosenbaum also reached for Rittenhouse’s rifle. Rittenhouse responded by firing four rounds which hit Rosenbaum and mortally wounded him.
Another rioter, Anthony Huber hit Rittenhouse in the head and neck with a skateboard and also tried to reach for his rifle. Rittenhouse responded by firing one round which ended up killing him.
The third rioter, Gaige Grosskreutz was armed with a pistol. He charged Rittenhouse with his gun and pointed at him and Rittenhouse fired one round which wounded Grosskreutz in the arm.
The defense argued that Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.
During this trial, the prosecution used several unconstitutional techniques like infringing on Rittenhouse’s Fifth Amendment Rights by commenting on his post-arrest silence. They also brought up evidence that the judge had specifically ruled out of the trial.
Judge Bruce Schroeder, overseeing this case called out the state-prosecutor several times for such actions. The prosecution also
Withheld evidence from the defense by not giving them access to a high-
definition version of a video captured at the incident.
Many conservatives are now suggesting that Rittenhouse should sue the mainstream media and Democrats like President Joe Biden who defamed Rittenhouse soon after the incident.
Conservative commentator and BlazeTV founder Glenn Beck announced today that he will raise funds for Rittenhouse’s defamation fund
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