![]() ![]() The two sheets signed Friday involved the fatal shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum and the charge of reckless endangerment of a man who was near Rittenhouse during the shooting. Juror 54 signed the verdict sheet for that count Wednesday. The most severe charge Rittenhouse faced was a first-degree intentional homicide charge for the fatal shooting of Anthony Huber: count 4. Three verdict sheets were dated Wednesday and Thursday. Verdict sheets filed with the Kenosha County Clerk of the Circuit Court showed the presiding juror in the case signed the not guilty verdicts to the five charges on different dates. In the end, they agreed with Rittenhouse’s testimony that he feared for his life and acted in self-defense. Tony Evers, in a statement, called for peace on the streets and said the trial has “reopened wounds that have not yet fully healed.”ĭuring their deliberations, jurors requested to rewatch much of the video evidence of the shootings. ![]() ![]() These are the five charges the jury considered The panel of five men and seven women deliberated more than 25 hours over the past four days in a closely-watched case that polarized an already divided nation. Rittenhouse’s mother gasped after the final verdict was read, her head falling into her hands. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool) Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News/Pool/AP The jurors selected through this process will not participate in deliberations. Kyle Rittenhouse pulls numbers of jurors out of a tumbler during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, Nov. The documentary will air in December on the Fox Nation streaming service, Fox News said. We made it through the hard part.”Ĭarlson’s crew has been embedded with the teen throughout the trial and the Fox News host will interview Rittenhouse on his Monday show. “It’s been a rough journey, but we made it through it. And I believe they came to the correct verdict and I’m glad that everything went well. In a video promoting a Tucker Carlson Originals special on the case, Rittenhouse tells someone as he is apparently driven away from the courthouse: “The jury reached the correct verdict. He tried to hold back tears, then sobbed and appeared to collapse forward on the table, where his attorney embraced him. Rittenhouse, wearing a dark jacket with a burgundy tie and shirt, stood behind the defense table as each not guilty verdict was read. Schroeder has not indicated if he will sequester the jury if they are unable to reach a verdict on Tuesday.Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who killed two people and shot another during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was acquitted Friday of first-degree intentional homicide and four other felony charges. The 12 numbers that were not called are now the jury that will deliberate the case. "I will resist it any way I can, but I can't rule it out."Įarlier today, six of the 18 jurors who heard the case were selected during a lottery to become alternates. Judge Bruce Schroeder told prospective jurors in the case during voir dire that he can't rule out ordering them to be sequestered, but said there is "less than 1% chance" that will occur. One juror was dismissed after it was reported he attempted to tell a joke about the police shooting of Jacob Blake to a deputy after court. A female juror who is pregnant was also excused by the judge after she reported experiencing "mild discomfort" and asked to be dismissed from the panel. Two jurors were dismissed during the eight days of testimony. The original panel of 20 jurors, 11 women and nine men, was selected in just one day of voir dire from a pool of 179 prospective jurors present at court, without the use of background questionnaires. ![]()
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