The defense convinced Schroeder that an exception in the law allows 17-year-olds to possess rifles and shotguns, or at least left the law too vague to be enforceable.īlack's attorney, Anthony Cotton of Waukesha, had made the same argument for dismissing Black's case. Schroeder is also the judge on Black's case, which is set for a hearing Monday morning. A still photo from one of the many videos shot that night, shows Grosskreutz drawing the weapon from the small of his back while hes still more than 30 feet behind Rittenhouse, who ran after.
KYLE RITTENHOUSE GUN JAM TRIAL
In November, a jury found him not guilty, based on his claim of self-defense.īlack was the first prosecution witness at Rittenhouse's trial, but the status of his own charges were up in the air after Judge Bruce Schroeder agreed to throw out one of the charges against Rittenhouse - that he unlawfully possessed a firearm as a minor. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger holds Kyle Rittenhouses gun as he gives the states closing argument in Kyle Rittenhouses trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In August 2020, Rittenhouse used it to kill two people and wound a third during protests in Kenosha. He is also looking to retrieve the clothing he wore the night of the shooting. At 17, Rittenhouse was too young to legally purchase the weapon. Rittenhouse is also attempting to retrieve ammunition, a sling and magazines, his iPhone, a cloth mask, and a 1 bill. 25, 2020, in Kenosha.īlack was 18 when he purchased the Smith & Wesson M&P 15 rifle for Rittenhouse at a hardware store in Rusk County in May that year. Hey America, this picture of Kyle Rittenhouse as a kid and everything that happened after that illustrates one of Americas biggest problems. pulled out a gun and started firing at California Highway Patrol officers.
The two counts related to Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, the protesters Rittenhouse fatally shot the night of Aug. injuries and severe traffic jams on the freeway TRAFFICALERT Crash leaves. Kyle Rittenhouse's friend, who bought him an assault-style rifle when he was only 17, has agreed to plead no contest to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a non-criminal citation, and avoid convictions on the two felonies he'd been facing.ĭominick Black, 20, was charged in November 2020 with two counts of delivering a dangerous weapon to a minor, resulting in death.
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