The case to determine whether or not Rittenhouse acted in self-defense when he was, as he and one of the men he shot testified, pursued by a mob of angry rioters bearing weapons, was widely perceived by progressive media as one having racial implications. Prior to the release of the verdict, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers had mobilized the National Guard to protect Kenosha from rioting and protests that may ensue as a result. The defense attorney argued that Rittenhouse, pursued and chased by an angry mob, his life threatened by Joseph Rosenbaum, beaten with a skateboard by Anthony Huber, and finally threatened with a handgun by Gaige Grosskreutz, acted in self-defense. Binger also claimed that "you lose the right to self-defense when you're the one who brought the gun."
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The prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger, made his case that the mob that pursued Rittenhouse was " full of heroes" and acted correctly when advancing on him and attempting to take his gun. "Okay, folks, your job is done," Judge Schroeder said in closing, "and we started just about three weeks ago." He praised their work, and instructed them that they have no obligation to talk to anyone in the media about their work on the case. Judge Schroeder asked the jury if this was their unanimous verdict, and they said that it was. Rittenhouse collapsed to the floor, and was helped to a seat by his attorney, who he then embraced in tears.
As to the fifth count of the information, Gaige Grosskreutz, we the jury find defendant Kyle H. As to the fourth count of the information, Anthony Huber, we the jury find the defendant Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty. As to the third count of the information, unknown male, we the jury find the defendant, Kyle H. "As to the second count of the information Richard McGinnis, we the jury find the defendant Kyle H. Rittenhouse, not guilty," the jury foreperson read aloud. "One verdict?" He instructed the court to rise as the verdict was read. "Has the jury reached a verdict as to each count of the information?" Schroeder asked. Prior to the reading of the verdict to the courtroom at large, Schroeder looked through it himself, and instructed the court that no egregious reactions would be tolerated, and that anyone who did, "no matter how strongly they feel," would be "whisked out of here" by law enforcement. Two additional charges, one for possession of a gun and another for breaking curfew, were dismissed by presiding Judge Bruce Shroeder. Rittenhouse was charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of Joseph Rosenbaum, first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Anthony Huber, first-degree attempted intentional homicide for injuring Gaige Grosskreutz, and two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety. They reached only one verdict on the three remaining charges.
Rittenhouse had pleaded not guilty to all charges. After closing arguments were made on Monday, the jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse case found the defendant not guilty on all charges after four days of deliberations.
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