[BREAKING] Rittenhouse Pleads Not Guilty
Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teenager who fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst sometimes violent summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges including intentional homicide.
Rittenhouse, 18, entered his plea in a brief hearing conducted by teleconference that came just as Kenosha was bracing for a charging decision in the event that brought Rittenhouse to the city in August — the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Reminder that Kyle Rittenhouse's mother drove him across state lines from Illinois WITH GUNS and dropped him off in the midst of a volatile protest. She should be charged as an accomplice. https://t.co/ax5LZBCHKe
— Victoria Brownworth #HappyNewYear🎉🎉 (@VABVOX) January 5, 2021
Conservatives have rallied to Rittenhouse’s legal defense, arguing that he was a patriot who took up arms to protect people and property. Rittenhouse, who is white, was 17 at the time of the shootings, and charges include illegal possession of a dangerous weapon by someone under age 18. A pretrial conference for Rittenhouse was set for March 10, with a March 29 trial date, though his attorney Mark Richards indicated he would seek to delay that to allow more time to prepare.
[This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.]