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Kyle Rittenhouse pleads not guilty to seven charges

Rittenhouse is facing criminal charges for the murder of two protesters and the attempted murder of a third.

Published

4 years ago

January 5, 2021

David Obelcz

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Kyle Rittenhouse is facing seven criminal charges related to the shooting deaths of two protesters, and the wounding of a third during civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger said he would be turning over the state’s discovery material to the defense this week
Rittenhouse’s lawyer, March Richards, called the scheduled trial date of March 29, 2021, “ridiculous”
Rittenhouse is charged with five felonies and two misdemeanors for his actions on August 25, 2020
Three others aligned with right-wing militias have been charged with felonies and misdemeanors for their actions in Kenosha, Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE – More than four months after he was charged with killing two protesters and wounding a third during civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse formally entered not guilty pleas Tuesday, triggering the next phases of what is still expected to be a drawn out case.

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