Everyone who has been down here has been very cordial and not really showing any signs of aggression or anything like that." "But we’re not anticipating to have any issues down here. "I’m sure it will be very nice to have that in place if we do need it," Wright said. Wright noted Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth neither declared an emergency nor requested the National Guard. "We’ve been working in contact with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners to ensure the safety of our community." David Wright, spokesperson for the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department. "As of now, we really don’t have a lot of intel suggesting we’re going to have an issue down here," said Sgt. Those protesting chanted, "no justice, no peace" and held up signs. They continued Tuesday outside the courthouse as jurors deliberated. Several small demonstrations occurred on the steps of the courthouse Monday as closing arguments continued.
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'Hot spots of division': Rittenhouse case, Arbery death trial reflect deepening political and racial divides The troops would help the "hundreds of officers from volunteering law enforcement agencies" if they need assistance in case of unrest, according to Evers' office. Tony Evers sent about 500 Wisconsin National Guard troops to the Kenosha area to be on standby. In anticipation of the potential for violence after a verdict, Gov. Evers sending National Guard troops as Kenosha braces Prosecutors cast Rittenhouse as a vigilante who came to Kenosha looking for trouble and used unreasonable, excessive deadly force. Rittenhouse's lawyers argued a self-defense case, and the 18-year-old took the stand to say he feared for his life that night. Blake was paralyzed, and the officer who shot him was cleared of any federal or state charges. Rittenhouse, then 17, shot the three men during a violent night in Kenosha in August 2020 following days of protest after a white police officer shot Jacob Blake, a Black man. Rittenhouse's fate will be up to the 12-member panel, who will determine whether he is guilty of the first-degree intentional homicide of Anthony Huber, first-degree reckless homicide of Joseph Rosenbaum and attempted first-degree intentional homicide of Gaige Grosskreutz. KENOSHA, Wis. – Jurors considering the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse in his murder trial decided to break Tuesday evening and continue their deliberations Wednesday morning over whether the teen should be held responsible for killing two people and injuring a third during police brutality protests in the summer of 2020. Schroeder has not indicated if he will sequester the jury if they are unable to reach a verdict on Tuesday.Watch Video: Kyle Rittenhouse closing arguments: Self-defense versus vigilante 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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