Rittenhouse’s mother and sisters cried, and friends and family of the men Mr. Shortly after noon on Friday, the jury forewoman, wearing a jean jacket and a face mask, handed the verdicts to a court official, who passed them to Judge Bruce Schroeder for review. Republicans, like Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, said that “justice has been served.” Rebecca Kleefisch, the leading Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor, said that “the justice system worked” and called the prosecution “a complete disgrace.” “The jury system works, and we have to abide by it.” “I stand by what the jury has concluded,” he told reporters earlier. President Biden said the acquittal would “leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included,” but he also urged demonstrators to remain peaceful. Gavin Newsom of California, said the verdict served as a message to “armed vigilantes” that “you can break the law, carry around weapons built for a military, shoot and kill people, and get away with it.” The case reflected the sharp split in the country, and political leaders and others weighed in almost immediately, conservatives deeming it a win for the notion of self-defense and liberals labeling it a failure of the criminal justice system. “So many people look at this case and they see what they want to see,” Thomas Binger, the prosecutor in the trial, had cautioned jurors before they began deliberations. Carlos Javier Ortiz for The New York Times Justin Blake, upper left, Jacob Blake’s uncle, and others listen to the verdict while standing outside the Kenosha County Courthouse. OK folks, your job is done, and we started just about three weeks ago.” Rittenhouse, not guilty.” “Members of the jury, these your unanimous verdicts?” “Yes.” “Is there anyone who does not agree with the verdicts as read?” “No.” “ the jury pool. As to the fifth count of the information, Gaige Grosskreutz, we, the jury, find the defendant, Kyle H. As to the fourth count of the information, Anthony Huber, we, the jury, find the defendant, Kyle H. As to the third count of the information, unknown male, we, the jury, find the defendant, Kyle H. As to the second count of the information, Richard McGinnis, we the jury find the defendant, Kyle H. “The defendant will rise to face the jury and hearken to its verdicts.” “As to the first count of the information, Joseph Rosenbaum, we the jury, find the defendant, Kyle H. This is a developing story check back for updates.Transcript Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty in Fatal Kenosha Shooting Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, sobbed and hugged his lawyers after being found not guilty for fatally shooting two men and wounding another during protests last year over police conduct in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse’s attorneys argued that the then-17-year-old was acting in self-defense after being attacked from behind when he shot Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, as well as deceased Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26 in the riots following the police shooting of a 29-year-old Black man, Jacob Blake.
The judge, himself, tossed one charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 on Monday after Rittenhouse’s defense team argued that a subsection of the law concerning short-barreled rifles was grounds for dismissal. Jurors deliberated for a total of 26 hours and found Rittenhouse not guilty on five counts including first-degree reckless homicide, two counts of first-degree intentional counts related to his weapon. The jury system works, and we have to abide by it." - President on the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict /kfo8a2AnXI- Mediaite November 19, 2021 You’re welcome to do so as little or as much as you want.” He added: “You’re never under any obligation to discuss any aspect of this case with anyone. “I think, without commenting on your verdict, the verdicts themselves, just in terms of your attentiveness and the cooperation that you gave to us, justifies the confidence that the founders of our country placed in you so I dismiss you at this time.”
“I couldn’t have asked for a better jury to work with and it has truly been my pleasure,” Judge Bruce Schroeder said after delivering the verdict. Rittenhouse would have faced a mandatory life sentence if found guilty and convicted of first-degree intentional homicide.
#17 YEAR OLD NOT GUILTY TRIAL#
The news caps off an intense trial based on the civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, which has proceeded alongside the McMichael/Bryan trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The jurors’ verdict is in: Kyle Rittenhouse is not guilty on all counts.Īfter four days, the seven women and five men have decided that the 18-year-old should be set free.
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