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The latest legal news involving Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of all charges after killing two men and injuring a third in Kenosha.

Judge OKs agreement to destroy gun used by Kyle Rittenhouse
Judge OKs agreement to destroy gun used by Kyle Rittenhouse

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Friday approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three people during a 2020 street protest.    Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger said the state crime lab would destroy the gun, probably in […] More

January 28, 2022

Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings
Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings

By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the U.S.    Rittenhouse, 18, began to choke up, fell […] More

November 19, 2021

What’s behind all these Rittenhouse mistrial requests
What’s behind all these Rittenhouse mistrial requests

By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse have requested a mistrial based on several issues, including claims that prosecutors acted in bad faith and that the state gave them an inferior copy of a video that may be a key piece of evidence in the case. >>>READ MORE: […] More

November 19, 2021

Rittenhouse lawyers ask judge to declare mistrial over video
Rittenhouse lawyers ask judge to declare mistrial over video

By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys asked the judge to declare a mistrial even as the jury in the murder case was deliberating Wednesday, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a potentially crucial video from prosecutors.    Judge Bruce Schroeder did […] More

November 17, 2021

Here’s what Kyle Rittenhouse pulled out of a box in court
Here’s what Kyle Rittenhouse pulled out of a box in court

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse played a direct role Tuesday in deciding, albeit randomly, who will be the final 12 jurors that will decide his innocence or guilt in the murder trial over his killing of two protesters and injuring a third last summer.   At the direction of Circuit Judge Bruce Schroder, Rittenhouse’s attorney placed […] More

November 16, 2021