Judge Delays Extradition for Illinois Teenager, Kyle Rittenhouse Accused in Kenosha Shootings

Epoch Times ^ | 08/28/2020 | Zachary Steiber

[SeekAndFind]

A teenager accused of shooting three people during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday will remain in Illinois for now after a judge delayed his extradition on Friday.

The public defender representing Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, of Antioch, asked for the hearing to be delayed.

The judge agreed, pushing the extradition hearing until Sept. 25.

Rittenhouse, who waived his right to appear, plans to hire a private attorney, a Lake County, Illinois, spokesman told reporters outside the courthouse.

Lin Wood, an attorney, said Friday morning that John Pierce has been engaged to defend Rittenhouse, with assistance from local lawyers and public defenders. The group directed donations to a nonprofit called the Fight Back Foundation. Wood said Rittenhouse was engaged in self-defense.

Prosecutors in Kenosha County charged the teen Thursday with six counts, including one count of first-degree reckless homicide and one count of first-degree homicide.

Rittenhouse told Daily Caller reporter Richie McGinnis before the shootings that he was in the area to protect a business and to help people.

According to a criminal complaint, Rittenhouse was “clearly” seen holding a long gun, later identified as a Smith & Wesson AR-15 style .223 rifle.

Video footage showed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, appear to throw an object, apparently a plastic bag, at the defendant, according to the complaint. The teen and the man kept moving across the parking lot of the car dealership, Car Source, which has been torched by rioters earlier in the week. A loud bang is heard and a male shouts “[Expletive] you!” before Rosenbaum kept approaching the defendant. He came into close proximity when four more shots are fired.

Rosenbaum fell to the ground. He died.

Rittenhouse appears to get close to the body and make a call. As he runs away, he can be heard saying, “I just killed somebody,” the complaint states.

Two other videos showed the teenager running on a road. People on the street and sidewalk began yelling “Beat him up!” and “Hey, he shot him!” One shouted: “Get him! Get that dude!”

Two other videos showed the teenager running on a road. People on the street and sidewalk began yelling “Beat him up!” and “Hey, he shot him!” One shouted: “Get him! Get that dude!”

Then a male is seen running towards the defendant and appearing to swing at him, making contact with Rittenhouse.

The defendant keeps running before tripping and falling to the ground.

At that point, another male jumps “at and over the defendant,” the complaint states. Rittenhouse appears to fire two shots but the man was not hit. Then a second person, later identified as Anthony Huber, 26, approaches Rittenhouse.

“Huber has a skateboard in his right hand. When Huber reaches the defendant it appears that he is reaching for the defendant’s gun with his left hand as the skateboard makes contact with the defendant’s left shoulder. Huber appears to be trying to pull the gun away from the defendant,” the complaint states.

“The defendant rolls towards his left side and as Huber appears to be trying to grab the gun the gun is pointed at Huber’s body. The defendant then fires one round which can be heard on the video. Huber staggers away, taking several steps, then collapses to the ground. Huber subsequently died from this gunshot wound.”

Rittenhouse then shot Gaige Grosskreutz, who had begun approaching him while holding a handgun in his right hand, authorities said.

Grosskreutz is recovering in a hospital. According to a GoFundMe fundraiser, he underwent surgery and will keep the arm that was struck by bullets.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Video footage showed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, appear to throw an object, apparently a plastic bag, at the defendant, according to the complaint.

Q: How do you throw a plastic bag?
A: When there is a brick in it.

[DJ MacWoW]

Maybe I missed it, but I haven’t heard or read anything about Kyle’s family reacting to all that has happened in the last week. He’s still a minor. I would have expected interviews with his parents.

I believe Lin Wood may have something to do with that. It may be that he's hoping the press hangs themselves for a large defamation payout.

Lin Wood
@LLinWood
The “media frenzy rumor mill” is in full swing to discredit Kyle, Rittenhouse, his family & his lawyers. I would urge caution before believing any rumors or accusations of wrongdoing. They may even attack & falsely accuse me. I am protected by truth. This is not my first rodeo.

At this time, I will not publicly address private facts about Kyle Rittenhouse or his family beyond telling you that is a fine young boy blessed with a good family. Take media rumors & accusations with a grain of salt. In time, lies are always revealed when truth is disclosed.

Lin Wood Twitter

[CMSMC]

Suspect that will happen as he picked up Lynn Wood pro bono. He’ll be a millionaire before he’s done.

[Pollard]

There was an article earlier that said the postponement was so that Kyle could get private counsel as opposed to the public defender automatically assigned. This is pretty standard and even more so in an extradition case.

L. Lin Wood or one of his team will represent but that takes a little time. Court date postponements always run from 2 weeks to a month. They have a docket and fit a postponed case at the end of it. First come first serve type of thing. Wheels of Justice turn slow etc.

[blueplum]

Press Release from Pierce Bainbridge:
1. Kyle was a lifeguard in Kenosha.
2. Kyle turned himself in to the IL pd.

This letter also clarifies the timeline.

https://twitter.com/KristenBarbar/status/1299482504219549696/photo/1
https://twitter.com/KristenBarbar/status/1299482504219549696/photo/2

(sorry for the twitter link but I didn’t see it elsewhere yet)

[shanover]

My god how insane. This kid was close to being actually MURDERED.

So since POS Floyd died,how many innocent have died since?

[Family Guy]

When Huber reaches the defendant it appears that he is reaching for the defendant’s gun with his left hand as the skateboard makes contact with the defendant’s left shoulder.

It's a magic skateboard that flies around and makes contact with shoulders in the crowd.

[Viking2002]

Oh, they’ll make them stick. They know we’ll raise hell and try to muck up the gears during the process, but that’s it. Like we always do. If justice were to prevail to this kid’s favor, the amount of chimpery on the Left would escalate it to new levels of gunplay, and they know it. Just like with Bedford: it’s a cold war going hot now.

[Lurker]

“Oh, they’ll make them stick.”

Not a chance.

L

[BobL]

” Huber staggers away, taking several steps, then collapses to the ground. Huber subsequently died from this gunshot wound.””

Hopefully he learned his lesson.

[DoughtyOne]

Good for you. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if those
people out there are not mostly all felons, except the
young girls who are just there because they are too
dumb not to be.

[baclava]

What we know so far

He was living with his single mom

“It was Rittenhouse’s own local Police Department that arrested him around 5 a.m. Wednesday in Antioch, where he lives in an apartment complex with his mother. He was taken into custody as a fugitive from justice, wanted for first-degree intentional homicide in Kenosha”

“He is being held at a Lake County juvenile detention facility pending a hearing on his potential extradition to Wisconsin, according to the sheriff’s office.”

“In January 2017, his mother sought an order of protection, accusing one of Rittenhouse’s classmates of bullying her son with taunts of being “dumb” and “stupid,” as well as threatening to hurt him.”

“Last week, Rittenhouse received a speeding ticket and a citation for driving without a license in Kenosha”

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-kenosha-shooting-kyle-rittenhouse-20200826-xdww3peuj5ddbimcj4vikx63y4-story.html

[baclava]

Bits and pieces coming out...

“He had attempted to join the Marine Corps in January, but was disqualified from serving ... She declined to specify why he was disqualified”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/27/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-protests/

Mental, physical, other background history? they don’t say why he was denied

[blueplum]

age? (dob 1/03) no hs diploma yet?

[silverleaf]

Lin Wood revealed that the gun was not “ carried across state lines” but belonged to a Kyle friend in Wisconsin.
The gun never left Wisconsin.

[silverleaf]

Video shows him aiming the pistol at the fleeing Kyle, not up into the air.
Since redshirt was shot in the back, ballistics may show if the pistol shots killed him. The dude firing the pistol tossed it away when he went to render aid to red shirt. Another witness said a girl asked him twice if HE shot the guy.

[baclava]

Marines have delayed entry program, you have to be 17 and a HS diploma or GED

[baclava]

Good news for Kyle, no transporting weapon across state lines, not so good for gun owner, was he one of the adults on the scene with him?

[Gideon7]

How likely is it that an AR-15 could fire a round into his back leaving no front exit wound? He was shirtless on the video and there wasn’t any blood.

[CurlyDave]

...DO NOT GIVE TO THIS ONE...

Actually, I am keeping my credit card in my pocket for a while longer.

Wait until some of the smoke clears before sending any money.

I well remember what happened to George Zimmerman. Essentially the corrupt Florida justice system stole all of the money donated to him by setting his bail so high that he had to use all of the donations to pay the 10% demanded by a bail bondsman.

I think Lin Wood is too smart to fall into that trap, but until I read from reliable sources that this kind of stuff is not going to happen to Kyle and what countermeasures we have taken, my donations are staying in my pocket where the "justice" system is not going to steal them from Kyle.