Defense lawyer Mark Richards on Monday said during closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial that his client “feared for his life” before the shooting that left two dead and one injured during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Prosecutor Thomas Binger is “lying” and “misrepresenting” the evidence when he told them that Rittenhouse provoked the violence on Aug. 25, 2020, Richards said. What’s more, Rittenhouse was trying to leave the scene of violent protests and riots when Joseph Rosenbaum, who was shot and killed during the incident, and other individuals chased him. “Did you hear one word out of Mr. Binger’s mouth about provocation? You didn’t. But when his case explodes in his face, he comes out with provocation,” Richards said. He continued to say that “we don’t play fast and loose with the facts” before asserting that “Rosenbaum was a bad man. He was a rioter. And my client had to …
Defense: Kyle Rittenhouse ‘Feared for His Life’ Before Fatal Shooting
November 15, 2021
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