KYLE NOT GUILTY VERDICT TRIAL

He wishes none of this would have ever happened, but as he said when he testified, he did not start this, and we're thankful in more ways than one that the jury finally got to hear the true story,' Richards said. He has a huge sense of relief for what the jury did to him today. Rittenhouse's attorneys discussed the verdict later Friday at their offices in Racine. The not-guilty verdict came after approximately 26 hours of deliberations over four days.

Tony Evers had called up the state's National GuardВ in preparation for the verdict.

KYLE NOT GUILTY VERDICT TRIAL

Things have remained calm in Kenosha throughout the trial and also remained so afterward, but Wisconsin Gov. Some supporters of Rittenhouse chanted 'Second Amendment' after he was acquitted, while supporters of the men he shot lamented the not guilty verdict. Protests continued into the night, but there were only a couple of minor dust-ups. Meantime, a relatively small crowd that had gathered outside the courthouse at the beginning of the day gradually grew as word of the verdict spread, and dozens of people were gathered on the courthouse steps in the afternoon. We ask that members of our community continue to express their opinions and feelings about this verdict in a civil and peaceful manner.' The Kenosha community has endured much over the past 15 months, and yet we remain resilient and strong. 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,' said lead prosecutor Thomas Binger. Huber's fiancГ©e stood praying in the doorway of the courtroom as she and other relatives of the men Rittenhouse shot waited to hear the verdict. Rittenhouse shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz during the widespread civil unrest in Kenosha after Blake was shot by police.

He had been charged in connection with the shootings of three people in August 2020 during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. There was no question Rittenhouse shot anyone, and the trial boiled down to whether he was legitimately acting in self-defense. 'It's been a rough journey, but we made it through it.

Self-defense is not illegal, and I believe they came to the correct verdict вЂ“ and I'm glad that everything went well,' Rittenhouse said in the video tweeted by Carlson. He faced up to life in prison had he been convicted.ДЇox News' Tucker Carlson tweeted Rittenhouse's comment as he rode in the passenger seat of a car following the verdict. He had faced five counts, including charges of first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree intentional homicide, and attempted first-degree attempted homicide. Rittenhouse broke down in tears, nearly collapsing as a court clerk announced the jury had found him not guilty of all charges.

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