{"id":1016274,"date":"2021-11-15T17:29:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T22:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1016274"},"modified":"2021-11-15T17:29:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T22:29:47","slug":"kenosha-braces-for-kyle-rittenhouse-trial-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-braces-for-kyle-rittenhouse-trial-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenosha Braces For Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkenosha-braces-for-kyle-rittenhouse-trial-verdict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1016274&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The case against Kyle Rittenhouse is expected to go to the jury soon as the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin braces for a potentially violent response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m scared. I am overwhelmed,\u201d said the defendant\u2019s mother, Wendy Rittenhouse, in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/rittenhouses-mother-was-life-shooting-victims-rcna5563\">NBC News<\/a> on Monday, saying that the jury had her \u201cson\u2019s life in their hands.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will always stand by him,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/15\/kenosha-braces-for-end-of-kyle-rittenhouse-trial\/\">The New York Post<\/a>, \u201cOfficials and businesses in Kenosha are also fearing a repeat of the violent upheaval that rocked the city of about 100,000 people in August last year after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhotos show numerous buildings with boarded-up windows \u2014 many seemingly still there from the first round of riots last year that saw Black Lives Matter protesters often torching black-owned local businesses,\u201d The Post continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for violence following the verdict, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has also ordered 500 National Guard troops into state active duty to support hundreds of law enforcement officers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to be in close contact with our partners at the local level to ensure the state provides support and resources to help keep the Kenosha community and greater area safe,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WIGOV\/bulletins\/2fbfb2e\">said<\/a> Gov. Evers. \u201cThe Kenosha community has been strong, resilient, and has come together through incredibly difficult times these past two years, and that healing is still ongoing. I urge folks who are otherwise not from the area to please respect the community by reconsidering any plans to travel there and encourage those who might choose to assemble and exercise their First Amendment rights to do so safely and peacefully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand ready to support our communities during times of need,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin\u2019s adjutant general. \u201cIn close coordination with the governor, we have assembled approximately 500 Soldiers to help keep the Kenosha community safe, should a request from our local partners come in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rittenhouse is facing multiple charges in court, including first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and use of a dangerous weapon.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/just-in-kyle-rittenhouse-gun-charge-dismissed\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported on Monday, Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed a gun charge against Rittenhouse, who has \u201cpleaded not guilty to all charges, claiming he acted in self-defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKyle Rittenhouse judge dismisses gun charge against teen,\u201d reported the Chicago Tribune\u2019s Stacy St. Clair, Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLegal experts had considered the misdemeanor gun charge \u2014 which carries about to 12 months in jail \u2014 to be the easiest charge for the the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The case against Kyle Rittenhouse is expected to go to the jury soon as the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin braces for a potentially violent response.\u201cI\u2019m scared. I am overwhelmed,\u201d said the defendant\u2019s mother, Wendy Rittenhouse, in an interview with NBC News on Monday, saying that the jury had her \u201cson\u2019s life in their hands.\u201d\u00a0\u201cI will always stand by him,\u201d she added.As reported by The New York Post, \u201cOfficials and businesses in Kenosha are also fearing a repeat of the violent upheaval that rocked the city of about 100,000 people in August last year after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.\u201d\u201cPhotos show numerous buildings with boarded-up windows \u2014 many seemingly still there from the first round of riots last year that saw Black Lives Matter protesters often torching black-owned local businesses,\u201d The Post continued.\u00a0In preparation for violence following the verdict, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has also ordered 500 National Guard troops into state active duty to support hundreds of law enforcement officers.\u00a0\u201cWe continue to be in close contact with our partners at the local level to ensure the state provides support and resources to help keep the Kenosha community and greater area safe,\u201d said Gov. Evers. \u201cThe Kenosha community has been strong, resilient, and has come together through incredibly difficult times these past two years, and that healing is still ongoing. I urge folks who are otherwise not from the area to please respect the community by reconsidering any plans to travel there and encourage those who might choose to assemble and exercise their First Amendment rights to do so safely and peacefully.\u201d\u201cWe stand ready to support our communities during times of need,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin\u2019s adjutant general. \u201cIn close coordination with the governor, we have assembled approximately 500 Soldiers to help keep the Kenosha community safe, should a request from our local partners come in.\u201dRittenhouse is facing multiple charges in court, including first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and use of a dangerous weapon.As The Daily Wire reported on Monday, Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed a gun charge against Rittenhouse, who has \u201cpleaded not guilty to all charges, claiming he acted in self-defense.\u201d\u201cKyle Rittenhouse judge dismisses gun charge against teen,\u201d reported the Chicago Tribune\u2019s Stacy St. Clair, Monday morning.\u201cLegal experts had considered the misdemeanor gun charge \u2014 which carries about to 12 months in jail \u2014 to be the easiest charge for the the state to prove,\u201d she added.Legal experts had considered the misdemeanor gun charge \u2013 which carries about to 12 months in jail \u2013 to be the easiest charge for the the state to prove.\u2014 Stacy St. Clair (@StacyStClair) November 15, 2021\u201cAhead of Monday\u2019s closing arguments, Judge Bruce Schroeder ruled Wisconsin\u2019s open carry law is so confusingly written it can be interpreted to mean 17-year-olds can openly carry firearms as long as they\u2019re not short-barrel rifles,\u201d detailed a report from the Chicago Tribune. \u201cHe believed the jury could only convict if prosecutors proved the barrel of Rittenhouse\u2019s rifle was less than 16 inches and has an overall length shorter than 26 inches.\u201d\u201cThe AR-15-style rifle Rittenhouse used to fatally shoot two men and injure a third is 35 inches long with a barrel length of 16 inches. Under defense questioning, a Kenosha police detective said he believed the Smith &#038; Wesson M&#038;P 15 was standard size,\u201d the report added.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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