DELIBERATIONS on the Kyle Rittenhouse trial will resume tomorrow, as the jury failed to reach a verdict on Tuesday and the judge dismissed them until 9am Wednesday.
Judge Schroeder had said he would ask jurors at around 5pm whether they wanted to continue deliberating on Tuesday, and for how long.
He has said he will follow the jury’s pace while their deliberation lasts.
The judge played Jeopardy with the media as everyone waited to hear from the jury on Tuesday.
Rittenhouse was reportedly “alert and observant” of the courtroom as the jury was dismissed.
As they walked into the courtroom in the evening, several members of the jury appeared tired., per the pool report.
But they laughed easily when one inadvertently headed for the wrong set of chairs.
When the judge told them not to discuss the case, even with each other until they are back in the jury room, they nodded and smiled.
The jury will not be sequestered as they deliberate.
Meanwhile Rep. Cori Bush caused a stir after she claimed on Twitter that “white supremacists” fired at her during the Ferguson, Missouri, protests.
Bush said: “When we marched in Ferguson, white supremacists would hide behind a hill near where Michael Brown Jr. was murdered and shoot at us.
“They never faced consequences. If Kyle Rittenhouse gets acquitted, it tells them that even 7 years later they still can get away with it.”
However, Bush was slammed online as there is no evidence of such an event, according to the city’s police chief.
Tensions flared between protesters surrounding the courthouse where Rittenhouse’s trial is taking place as jury deliberations began.
Two demonstrators were captured on camera shouting into megaphones on the steps of the building.
The noise could be heard inside the courtroom, according to Fox News.
Five hundred National Guard troops are on stand-by as Kenosha prepares for potential unrest in the wake of the potential verdict.
Rittenhouse testified on Wednesday he was under attack when he killed two men – Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber – and wounded a third – Gaige Grosskreutz – with his rifle during a night of protests in Kenosha last summer.
He has claimed throughout the trial that he acted in self-defense.
The teen chose numbers from a box to select the 12 jurors who will decide his fate before they were sent to deliberate.
A verdict is expected this week.
Read our Kyle Rittenhouse live blog below for the latest news & updates…
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JURY ‘APPEARED TIRED’
As they walked into the courtroom in the evening, several members of the jury appeared tired., per the pool report.
But they laughed easily when one inadvertently headed for the wrong set of chairs.
When the judge told them not to discuss the case, even with each other until they are back in the jury room, they nodded and smiled.
The jury will not be sequestered as they deliberate.
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RITTENHOUSE ‘ALERT’ AS JURY DISMISSED
Kyle Rittenhouse sat alert and observant of the courtroom as the jury was dismissed on Tuesday.
He laughed at something with his defense attorneys prior to the jury’s arrival, and drank from a Gatorade bottle he kept beneath the defense table.
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JURY DONE FOR THE DAY
Judge Schroeder sent the jury home at about 7PM EST on Tuesday after they failed to reach a verdict.
The jury deliberated for about 8.5 hours on Tuesday and will continue their duties on Wednesday morning.
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VP HARRIS WEIGHS IN
Kamala Harris said on Tuesday the focus should be on “the facts and the evidence in the case.”
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JURY ‘WILL RETIRE FOR THE NIGHT’
Judge Schroeder reportedly thinks the jury will decide to retire for the night.
He previously said he would follow the jury’s pace.
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HOW LONG WILL JURY DELIBERATIONS TAKE?
Depending on the case, jury deliberations can last anywhere between a few minutes and a few weeks.
In the majority of states and all federal courts, the jury must come to an unanimous decision before they can make any announcements.
Because of this, there is no set time limit on jury deliberations. Once the jury receives the charge, or the judge’s written instructions on the law, the decision is left up to them.
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JUDGE ASKS JURY IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE DELIBERATING TONIGHT
Judge Schroeder said he would ask jurors at around 5pm whether they wanted to continue deliberating on Tuesday, and for how long.
It is now just after 5pm in Kenosha.
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‘KILLER KYLE MUST NOT GO FREE,’ SAYS PROTESTER
Opposing groups protest outside of Kenosha County Courthouse, Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse.
Credit: Adam Gray/SWNS for The U.S. Sun
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CONFRONTATIONS OUTSIDE COURTHOUSE
Two demonstrators are seen outside having a confrontation on the steps outside of the Kenosha County Courthouse, where jurors are deciding the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse
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WHO IS KYLE RITTENHOUSE?
Kyle Rittenhouse is the suspect who allegedly shot at protesters who had taken the streets to march against the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, according to cops.
Photos also show the teen, who was arrested and charged with murder, sitting in the front row of a Donald Trump presidential campaign rally in January of 2020.
On November 16, 2021, jurors are set to deliberate on whether or not to convict Rittenhouse.
They will come to a conclusion after both sides finished their closing arguments on Monday.
Rittenhouse is said to be a Blue Lives Matter advocate, based on his social media
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JURORS MIGHT GO HOME FOR THE NIGHT WITHOUT A VERDICT
“Deliberation update: If jurors don’t reach a verdict, Judge Schroeder will poll jurors around 5pm to see if they want to continue deliberating or go home for the night,” investigative reporter Kristen Barbaresi shared on Twitter.
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WILL THERE BE A VERDICT TONIGHT?
According to a reporter on Twitter, if the jury has not made a verdict by 5pm CT in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, he will “poll” them to see if they want to continue.
It was not clear how late they would continue if they choose to keep deliberating.
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JURY REQUESTS MORE COPIES OF INSTRUCTIONS
The jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse case requested 11 more copies of pages 7 through 36 of the jury instructions on Tuesday afternoon, according to Fox News.
That came after they asked for pages 1 through 6 this morning.
They now appear to have copies of the complete jury instructions.
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‘SAFELY AND PEACEFULLY’
The Governor further asked people who are looking to demonstrate to do so “safely.”
“Please respect the Kenosha community and their efforts to come together. I ask all those who choose to assemble and exercise their First Amendment rights in every community to do so safely and peacefully,” he added on Twitter.
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GOVERNOR ‘URGES PEACE’ IN WISCONSIN
“Kenoshans are strong, resilient, and have worked hard to heal and rebuild together over the past year,” Governor Tony Evers wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.
“Any efforts to sow division and hinder that healing are unwelcome in Kenosha and Wisconsin. Regardless of the outcome in this case, I urge peace in Kenosha and across our state.”
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RITTENHOUSE PICKED DISMISSED JURORS
Before deliberations began, Kyle Rittenhouse picked the six jurors who would be dismissed from a tumbler.
They are reportedly staying in the courthouse as alternate jurors, however.
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THE MCCLOSKEYS SEEN AMONG KYLE RITTENHOUSE SUPPORTERS
After being made into a symbol for guns rights and standing one’s ground, Mark and Patricia McCloskey were seen at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Monday in support of Kyle Rittenhouse.
The McCloskeys, who were later pardoned by Missouri Governor Mike Pearson, were seen among Rittenhouse supporters who carried signs reading “TeamKyle” and “Self defense is not a crime.”
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WHAT INJURIES DID GAIGE GROSSKREUTZ SUSTAIN?
Gaige Grosskreutz was identified as the third person allegedly shot by Kyle Rittenhouse as he protested against the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the now-27-year-old needed arm surgery as a result of his injuries.
He needed reconstructive surgery after taking a bullet to the bicep, a close family friend told the outlet.
According to his testimony, Grosskreutz spent a week in the hospital, followed by months of physical therapy. He still experiences pain and weakness.
Grosskreutz volunteered as a medic for BLM protests in Milwaukee this summer, and his friends told TMJ4 that witnesses saw him helping out the night he was shot.
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WHO IS GAIGE GROSSKREUTZ?
Gaige Grosskreutz is the third protester who was allegedly shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in the middle of a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Wisconsin.
Kyle Rittenhouse faced the last day of his murder trial on Monday, November 15, 2021, before jury deliberations.
On Monday, November 8, 2021, Grosskreutz took the stand at the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
During his testimony, Grosskreutz admitted that he was armed with a pistol on the evening of the shooting, but insisted his hands were raised when Rittenhouse raised his rifle at him, fearing for his life.
“I was never trying to kill the defendant,” he said.
“In that moment, I was trying to preserve my own life. But doing so while also taking the life of another is not something that I’m capable of or comfortable doing.”
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WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE KENOSHA PROTESTS?
Viral Twitter footage appears to show Rittenhouse walking among protesters holding a large AR-15-style rifle.
At one point in the footage, shots are heard and a man who had been standing in a parking lot falls to the ground, reportedly after being shot in the stomach.
The shooter then flees and is later seen jogging along a street before falling to the ground and shooting two people, one of them in the arm, during attempts to detain him.
The two people killed were identified as Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum.
The man sustaining the arm injury is Grosskreutz.
Footage also appeared to show Rittenhouse later walking into a line of armored police vehicles with his hands up while protesters shouted to officers that he was the person responsible for the shootings.
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KENOSHA LAW ENFORCEMENT ADDRESSES ‘ANXIETY’ AROUND TRIAL
The Kenosha Police and Kenosha County Sheriff’s Departments released a joint statement ahead of the Rittenhouse verdict regarding the “anxiety” surrounding it.
“To date, we have no reason to facilitate road closures, enact curfews or ask our communities to modify their daily routines,” it revealed.
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ELEVEN COPIES REQUESTED
Jurors in the Kyle Rittenhouse case asked for 11 copies of jury instructions, according to Fox News.
They asked particularly for pages 1-6, which are reportedly about the terminology of self-defense.
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PROTESTORS CLASH OUTSIDE COURTHOUSE
In this video captured by Fox News, protestors clashed outside the courthouse as jury deliberations continued in the Kyle Rittenhouse case.
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JURORS ASK FOR MORE COPIES OF INSTRUCTIONS
A Law&Crime reporter shared on Twitter that jurors in the Kyle Rittenhouse case asked for more copies of the instructions.
“The jury has been deliberating approx 2 hrs. Jurors asked for extra copies of the instructions,” Cathy Russon wrote.
“Because of the simplicity of this question, they did not do it with camera on. We should be able to broadcast future jury questions, if any.”