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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.

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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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