Illinois teen charged with Wisconsin protest homicides posts $ 2 million bond

A 17-year-old from Illinois who is accused of killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin and whose case has become a rallying cry for some conservatives, posted $ 2 million bail on Friday (Saturday NZT) and He was released.

Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz during an Aug. 25 demonstration that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. He posted bail through his attorney, Kenosha County Sheriff Sgt. David Wright said.

Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, told police that he was attacked while guarding a business and that he fired in self-defense.

He faces multiple charges, including willful murder, reckless danger and being a minor in possession of a firearm. Wisconsin law does not allow minors to carry or possess a weapon unless they are hunting. You must return to court on December 3 for a preliminary hearing.

His case has acquired political overtones.

Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement have painted Rittenhouse as a trigger-happy white supremacist. Conservatives, upset by the destruction of property during recent protests, have portrayed him as a patriot exercising his right to bear arms during the riots. A legal defense fund for him has attracted millions of dollars in donations, and his mother received a standing ovation from the women at a Waukesha County Republican function in September.

Huber’s father, John Huber, asked Loren Keating, Kenosha County Circuit Court Commissioner, during a Nov. 2 hearing to set Rittenhouse’s bail between $ 4 million and $ 10 million. Huber said Rittenhouse believes he is above the law and highlighted the effort to raise money on his behalf. He also suggested that the militia groups would hide him from the police if they released him.

Rittenhouse’s attorney, Mark Richards, asked for a $ 750,000 bond.

Keating eventually set bail at $ 2 million, saying Rittenhouse was a flight risk given the seriousness of the charges against him.