Juror 54, the presiding juror in the case, signed the “not guilty” verdict sheets for counts 1 and 2 today. The other three "not guilty" verdict sheets were dated Wednesday and Thursday. They show that the presiding juror in the case signed only two of the five "not guilty" verdicts today. The sheets were filed with the Kenosha County Clerk of the Circuit Court.
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Jury verdict sheets from the trial appear to give some insight into the jury's process of deliberation.
"I did what I had to do to stop the person who was attacking me.Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who killed two people and shot another during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was acquitted Friday of first-degree intentional homicide and four other felony charges. I intended to stop the people who were attacking me," Rittenhouse said. Rittenhouse claimed he was trying to protect his own life when he took the lives of Rosenbaum and Huber. "I didn't think I would have to use the gun and end up defending myself." "I brought the gun for my protection," Rittenhouse testified. Rittenhouse testified at trial that he traveled from his home about 20 miles away to Kenosha with a semi-automatic rifle to protect businesses there during protests over Blake's shooting.ĭue to his age at the time, Rittenhouse was too young to have legally purchased the rifle, which a friend bought for him with Rittenhouse's money, authorities have said. The rioters, the demonstrators who turned into rioters. "Kyle Rittenhouse is not that individual. say, 'We did it, he's the person who brought terror to Kenosha," Richards said. "The district attorney's office is marching forward with this case because they need somebody to be responsible. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is a political case," Rittenhouse lawyer Mark Richards told jurors during closing arguments. In recent weeks, those critics of Rittenhouse have been dismayed as Schroeder, the trial judge, castigated prosecutors at various points, and barred them from referring to the shot men as "victims" while allowing the defense lawyers to call them "rioters," "arsonists" and "looters." Liberals, on the other hand, have condemned Rittenhouse as a reckless vigilante who has been embraced by racist groups such as the Proud Boys.
"I thought that the defendant was an active shooter," Grosskreutz testified. Grosskreutz, a paramedic who had been treating protestors in Kenosha, was carrying a pistol in his hand as he advanced on Rittenhouse after hearing Rittenhouse had shot someone, he later testified. Rittenhouse has become a hero to some conservatives who say he was justified in killing Huber and Rosenbaum and injuring 27-year-old Gaige Grosskreutz in the shootings, which were captured on video and distributed across social media platforms. Tony Evers last week placed 500 members of the National Guard on standby in preparation for the verdict. Kenosha business owners prepared for possible violence Monday, as closing arguments in the trial began. 1, Rittenhouse faced five felony charges: a single count each of first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, and a single count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.Ī sixth criminal count, possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under age 18, was dismissed by the trial judge on several grounds Monday before jurors got the case. Those, in turn, led to a backlash among conservatives, including then-President Donald Trump, who condemned protestors.Īt the trial, which began Nov. The killings occurred during protests in Kenosha over the shooting two days earlier by a white police officer of a Black man, Jacob Blake, who was left paralyzed from the waist down after being hit with seven rounds to his back.īlake's shooting came three months after the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, another Black man, ignited protests nationwide and demands for reform of police departments. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader, said, "It seems to me that it's open season on human rights demonstrators," according to the AP. "Violence and destruction of property have no place in our democracy."īut the Rev. "I urge everyone to express their views peacefully, consistent with the rule of law," Biden said. President Joe Biden in a statement said, "While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken." The Antioch, Illinois, resident claimed he was acting in self-defense. That video, prosecutors say, showed Rittenhouse, who was then 17 years old, pointing his AR-15-style rifle at protestors shortly before he fatally shot Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, 26, on Aug.
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