Rittenhouse Will Stand Trial on All Charges
Court Commissioner finds probable cause for all changes against the teenager.
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A preliminary hearing for Illinois teen Kyle Rittenhouse was held Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two men at a protest in August. Megan Hart/WPR
An Illinois teen accused of killing two men and wounding a third at an August protest in Kenosha will face trial.
Kyle Rittenhouse appeared at a preliminary hearing Thursday. Kenosha County Court Commissioner Loren Keating determined there’s probable cause to move forward with the case against the 17-year-old.
Rittenhouse is charged with five felonies, including first-degree intentional homicide. On Thursday, Keating declined the defense’s request to drop counts related to possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor and recklessly endangering safety.
Rittenhouse was charged with the latter count after police said he fired his weapon near a journalist during the Aug. 25 protest. His attorney argued the journalist wasn’t in danger, but Keating wasn’t so sure.
But he says the issue of whether it was done in self-defense is a matter for trial.
The Antioch, Illinois, teenager is currently free on $2 million bail.
Rittenhouse appeared Thursday from the office of his attorney Mark Richards. During the proceedings, Richards indicated through his line of questioning that self-defense is likely to play a central role in his argument at Rittenhouse’s trial.
An arraignment is scheduled for Jan. 5, 2021.
The August protest took place in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, were killed, while Gaige Grosskreutz was shot in the arm. Grosskreutz survived.
Rittenhouse Will Stand Trial After Judge Finds Probable Cause In Kenosha Shooting Case was originally published by Wisconsin Public Radio.
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- Back in the News: The Return of Kyle Rittenhouse - Bruce Murphy - Feb 28th, 2022
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- Rittenhouse No Longer Enrolled at College - Henry Redman - Dec 1st, 2021
- Data Wonk: Rittenhouse Feared His Rifle Endangered Him - Bruce Thompson - Nov 24th, 2021
- Rittenhouse Says ‘Self-Defense Was On Trial’ - Shawn Johnson - Nov 23rd, 2021
- Murphy’s Law: After Rittenhouse, Expect More Vigilantes - Bruce Murphy - Nov 22nd, 2021
- Rep. Robyn Vining: Statement on Rittenhouse Verdict - State Rep. Robyn Vining - Nov 19th, 2021
- Attorney General Kaul Statement on the Verdict in Wisconsin v. Rittenhouse - Wisconsin Department of Justice - Nov 19th, 2021
- Supervisor Taylor Statement on the Rittenhouse Verdict - Sup. Sequanna Taylor - Nov 19th, 2021
- Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty on All Counts - WPR Staff - Nov 19th, 2021
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This 17 year old boy shot and killed 2 people and injured a third with an illegally acquired assault rifle. Young and stupid as he was, he still needs to be brought to justice… He needs to be tried for these felonies. Good .people died that night in Kenosha, while idiots pretended to protect that city. Innocent people died while idiots pretended to protect that city.