Kyle Rittenhouse Released From Jail On $2M Cash Bond
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old from Illinois who is charged with killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin, posted $2 million bail this Friday and was released from custody.
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As we previously reported, Rittenhouse is accused of fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz during a demonstration Aug. 25 that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. County Sheriff’s Sgt. David Wright he posted bond through his attorney at about 2 p.m.,
Rittenhouse, claims he was attacked while he was guarding a business and that he fired in “self-defense.” Meanwhile, he faces multiple charges, including intentional homicide, reckless endangerment and being a minor in possession of a firearm. Wisconsin law doesn’t permit minors to carry or possess a gun unless they’re hunting. He is due back in court on Dec. 3 for a preliminary hearing.
“Kyle is free, he is totally innocent, and it’s about time,” said his attorney John Pierce. “He is totally innocent, and we are going to prove it.”
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