Wisconsin prosecutors seek Rittenhouse arrest, higher bond
Kyle Rittenhouse is facing homicide charges in connection with protests in Kenosha last summer sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday for a new arrest warrant for an Illinois teen charged with shooting three people, killing two of them, during an anti-police protest in Wisconsin after he apparently violated his bail conditions.
Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly 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.
Kyle Rittenhouse sits while listening during an extradition hearing in Lake County court Friday, Oct. 30 in Waukegan, Ill. (AP)
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.
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He surrendered to police the day after the shootings but was released after he posted a $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."
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A woman who answered the phone at the office of Rittenhouse's attorney, Mark Reynolds, had no comment Wednesday.