Prosecutors: Kyle Rittenhouse violated bail conditions, should be arrested
MADISON, Wis. — Prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday for a new arrest warrant for an Antioch teen charged with shooting three people, killing two of them, during an anti-police protest in Wisconsin, saying he violated his bail conditions.
Kyle Rittenhouse failed to inform the court of his change of address within 48 hours of moving, Kenosha County prosecutors alleged in a motion filed with Judge Bruce Schroeder. The motion asks Schroeder to issue an arrest warrant and increase Rittenhouse's bail by $200,000.
Rittenhouse is charged with multiple counts, including homicide, in connection with the protests in August. Prosecutors allege he had responded to a militia's call to protect businesses in Kenosha and opened fire on three men, killing Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz. Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, has maintained he acted in self-defense.
He surrendered to police the day after the shootings but was released after he posted $2 million bond. Conservative groups covered the expense.
“He posted no money so he has no financial stake in the bond,” prosecutors said in their motion Wednesday. “He is already facing the most serious possible criminal charges and life in prison, so in comparison, potential future criminal penalties are insignificant.”
A woman who answered the phone at the office of Rittenhouse's attorney, Mark Reynolds, had no comment Wednesday.