Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Closing Arguments: Two Sides of the Same Coin

A deeper look at the closing arguments made in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial on Nov. 15, which later resulted in a not-guilty verdict. At a protest against police brutality on Aug. 25, 2020, Rittenhouse shot and killed two people and injured a third person.  Rittenhouse was arrested and charged with seven counts: first-degree intentional homicide, […]

Student Suspect Charged in Oxford High School Shooting That Left 4 Dead, 7 Injured

The 15-year-old suspect accused of killing four Oxford High School students and injuring another six students and a teacher Tuesday was charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of terrorism causing death, seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a […]

Waukesha Attack Suspect’s Lawyer Withdraws From Prior Cases

Joseph Domask, an attorney who was representing Darrell E. Brooks, the prime suspect of the Waukesha parade attack, in prior cases, filed a motion to withdraw from the case due to personal relationships with those affected by the attack. During the motion hearing, which was presided over by Judge David Feiss, Domask invoked a Supreme […]

Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty of All Counts in Kenosha Shootings

KENOSHA, Wis.- Kyle Rittenhouse,18, was found not guilty on all charges Friday, Nov. 19. on day 14 of the trial. Rittenhouse pleaded self-defense in the Kenosha shootings that happened last year. The jury came back with its verdict after needing 3 days of deliberation Rittenhouse began to choke up and fall forward toward the defense […]

Rittenhouse Walks Free

KENOSHA, Wis. – Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old who killed two people and injured another last year, has been found not guilty from all charges in a criminal trial that has society troubled about disturbance at racial justice protests and gun rights.  Rittenhouse was facing first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree intentional homicide, but after the jury deliberated for more than 24 hours, they accepted Rittenhouse’s reaction was in self-defense. Prior to the jury’s decision, Rittenhouse testified saying that the two men were […]

Rittenhouse Has an Emotional Breakdown While Taking the Stand

Kyle Rittenhouse began to cry and panic on the stand of his trial on Nov. 10, 2021 in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse was a 17-year old from Antoich, Illinois during the shooting. He is accused of shooting four people at protests in Kenosha on Aug. 25, 2020. The protests arose due to a police shooting of […]

Closing Arguments Focus on Self-Defense in Rittenhouse Homicide Trial

The jurors heard two versions from the night of Aug. 25, 2020, as the prosecutor Thomas Binger and defense attorney Mark Richards gave their closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial on Nov. 15, 2021.   Richards argued that the defendant’s behavior on the night of Aug. 25, 2020, is protected under the law of self-defense.   Richards said every person who was shot was […]

7 Key Factors in Closing Arguments of Rittenhouse Trial

There were several heated moments during the closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial that took place on Monday in Kenosha. The trial is coming to an end as several key witnesses and Rittenhouse himself took the stand in the previous two weeks.   Rittenhouse shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, as well as injuring Gaige Grosskreutz the night of Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha […]

33 Days: 17 Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti

About 17 Christian missionaries were kidnapped more than a month ago in Haiti, they are alive, but still in jeopardy. On October 16, 2021, it was reported that a group of missionaries from Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries were kidnapped near the capital of Port-au-Prince in Haiti. The missionaries were leaving their visit from an orphanage […]

Kyle Rittenhouse’s Trial Concludes With Him a Free Man

Kyle Rittenhouse is found not guilty on November 20 on all his charges, who he had killed two people and injuring a person.  All of his charges were read as not guilty, making Rittenhouse a free man. Rittenhouse was previously charged with 1st degree reckless homicide, 1st degree reckless endangering safety, 1st degree intentional homicide, and attempt 1st-degree intentional homicide, possessing a weapon under eighteen, this count was thrown out, and failing to comply with […]

Closing Statements in the Rittenhouse Trial Summarized; UWM Released a Statement to Students Ahead of the Verdict

On Nov. 15 closing arguments from both the prosecution and the defense were made to the jury in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for shooting three people during the Kenosha protests in Aug. 2020. “This case is not a game, it is my client’s life,” said the defense attorney Mark Richards. “Pretending that Mr. Rosenbaum […]

Kyle Rittenhouse Breaks Down During Testimony in Day Seven of Murder Trial

Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old charged with first-degree intentional homicide after fatally shooting two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer, made an unexpected move by taking the stand in his own defense Wednesday.   Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, all of whom were in the thick of a protest against the shooting of Jacob Blake.   The defense is […]