“If there’s somebody hurt, I’m running into harm’s way.
Jurors had begun their fourth day of deliberations on Friday morning, after spending more than 24 hours over the previous three days working on the case.ĭuring the trial, videos shown to jurors traced the shootings from the moments before Mr Rittenhouse fired his first shot to his attempted surrender to police minutes later, all within less than four minutes. Judge Schroeder had instructed the jury to also consider several so-called “lesser-included” charges if they were unable to convict on the initial charges. The judge had also previously dismissed another misdemeanor charge for violating a curfew in the city that night. The misdemeanour charge was dropped last week because of a technicality in Wisconsin’s open carry law about the length of the barrel length of the firearm. Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed a sixth charge for possession of a weapon under the age of 18. The most serious charges against Mr Rittenhouse were first-degree intentional homicide for the death of Mr Huber and first-degree reckless homicide for the death of Mr Rosenbaum.Įach of those charges carried a sentence of up to 60 years in prison if convicted, with an additional five years for use of a dangerous weapon.
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Prosecutor Thomas Binger said in a statement that “the jury has represented our community in this trial and has spoken” after the verdict was returned. “There was no justice today for Anthony, or for Mr Rittenhouse’s other victims Joseph Rosenbaum and Gaige Grosskreutz.” “We are heartbroken and angry that Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted in his criminal trial for the murder of our son Anthony Huber,” said Mr Huber’s parents. Meanwhile, the family of one of the men he shot and killed said they were “heartbroken” at his acquittal.
And having a jury of 12 people find him not guilty meant the world to him, in practical and symbolic ways,” he told reporters. “He’s relieved, and he looks forward to getting on with his life. Mr Rittenhouse’s attorney Mark Richards said the 18-year-old was looking forward “to getting on with his life” and left the courthouse and headed home as soon as the verdict was delivered. Kyle Rittenhouse trial: MAGA teen Nicholas Sandmann urges defendant to sue media for defamation.Kyle Rittenhouse: Victim’s girlfriend says she has ‘a lot of sympathy’ for him.Kyle Rittenhouse trial verdict - live: Shooter found not guilty on all five counts.
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