What Kyle Rittenhouse Lawyers Said about Proud Boys Allegations
On 1/15/21 at 10:52 AM EST
Lawyers for Kyle Rittenhouse have dismissed a "thinly veiled attempt to inject the issue of race" into the double-murder trial of the Kenosha gunman after prosecutors linked the 18-year-old to the Proud Boys and white supremacy.
An affidavit filed by Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas C. Binge attempted to get the bond arrangement for Rittenhouse changed after he was spotted drinking at a bar soon after he pleaded not guilty to the charges against him on January 5.
Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and injuring one other during Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha in August 2020. His defense team said the suspect, aged 17 at the time, attended the protests to protect the city and provide medical care to those injured during the unrest, following the shooting of Black man Jacob Blake by police.