![]() ![]() We ask that all members of the public accept the verdicts peacefully and not resort to violence." "Certainly, issues regarding the privilege of self-defense remain highly contentious in our current times. "We respect the jury verdict based on three and a half days of careful deliberations," Graveley said. Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley also released a statement Friday afternoon, also asking people to respond to the verdict with peace rather than violence. The Kenosha community has endured much over the past 15 months, and yet we remain resilient and strong."īinger asked community members to express their feelings about the verdict peacefully. We are grateful to the members of the jury for their diligent and thoughtful deliberations. "While we are disappointed with the verdict, it must be respected. "The jury, representing our community, has rendered its verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case," Binger said. The lead prosecutor in the case, Thomas Binger, released a statement Friday afternoon saying he was disappointed in the outcome. Now, it's up to Rittenhouse to move on as best he can, Richards said, adding that if Rittenhouse had the opportunity to relive last summer, he wouldn’t have gone to Kenosha. "All I can say is when we prepared Kyle, and we worked on his testimony, there were things we couldn't talk about in my office because it got too emotional, and he couldn't handle it," Richards said. He said many have questioned whether Rittenhouse shed genuine tears when he took the stand during trial. Angela Major/WPRĮven though he believed his life was in danger, Richards said Rittenhouse still feels remorse for the families of those he killed. People watch the Kenosha County Courthouse steps before the verdict is revealed in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial Friday, Nov. "To see these young men lose their lives, to see their families have to go through worse than we went through, to see the weakness and the underbelly of this country and how the racism runs from the courtroom to the police station to the mayor's office - they all have blood on their hands for the mishandling of that whole entire night," Justin said after the verdict. Justin Blake, Jacob's uncle, was there during the trial and verdict.Įarlier this week, Justin said he wanted people to focus on the two men killed by Rittenhouse. 23, 2020, two days before Rittenhouse came to Kenosha, was outside the courthouse while the verdict was read. Some family of Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot by Kenosha police on Aug. They love their son, and they're proud of him for sacrificing his life to protect others, they added. We hope that decent people will join us in forcefully rejecting that message and demanding more of our laws, our officials and our justice system," they said. "It sends the unacceptable message that armed civilians can show up in any town, incite violence, and then use the danger they have created to justify shooting people in the street. They immediately left after the verdict was read. The Rittenhouse family appeared in the court for the first time Friday since Monday. His mother, Wendy Rittenhouse, sat in the courtroom throughout the more than two-week trial. Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP Photos The jury came back with its verdict after close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation. Kyle Rittenhouse's mother, Wendy Rittenhouse, reacts as her son is found not guilty on all counts at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Friday, Nov. The outcome of the trial sets a dangerous precedent, they said. Huber's parents didn't attend the trial because it was too difficult to repeatedly watch a video of their son being killed, they said in a statement released after the verdict. The family of the men Rittenhouse killed - Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26 - held hands while sitting in the courtroom, appearing shocked and heartbroken while hearing the not guilty verdicts being ticked off one by one. Once all verdicts were read, he fell to the floor and had to be picked up and set in his chair. The original jury pool included 18 people, but was reduced to 12 people Tuesday morning when Rittenhouse used an old-fashioned wooden tumbler and pulled six jurors' numbers to serve as alternates.Īs the verdict was read, Rittenhouse, 18, cried. Kyle Rittenhouse has been found not guilty on all charges stemming from his shooting of three people and killing two during police protests in Kenosha last year.Ī jury of what appeared to be seven white women, four white men and one man of color took nearly four days to render their verdicts.
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