Prosecutors want to change the mortgage agreement of Kyle Rittenhouse – the 17-year-old man who killed two people during the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during the protest, after saying he flashed white power signs and the “Proud Boys “loudly serenade. a national anthem at a bar.
The Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion Wednesday to restrict Rittenhouse from owning or drinking alcohol at a bar or restaurant, displaying white power signs, and fraternizing with prominent members of white groups.
Rittenhouse, from Antioch, Illinois, was released from Kenosha County Jail in November on a $ 2 million bond, money raised mostly by conservatives through a legal defense fund. The circumstances surrounding Rittenhouse’s mortgage do not currently limit him to entering a bar, drinking alcohol or making contact with white military groups such as the Proud Boys.
Prosecutors say the request came after Rittenhouse was spotted with his mother at a local bar in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, on Jan. 5 – the same day he pleaded not guilty to murder and other crimes related to the murder of two . protesters and injured each other.
In Pudgy’s Pub, Rittenhouse was seen wearing a T-shirt with the words ‘Free as F ***’ while flashing the ‘OK’ sign – a gesture co-opted by well-known white supremacist groups, the motion reads. . . During his 90-minute visit to the bar, which was captured on security footage, the teenager was seen using alcohol while serenading by a group of adult men singing the Proud Boys’ national anthem.
In the state of Illinois, where Rittenhouse lives, according to the motion, it is illegal to own or drink alcohol in a public place under the age of 21. But in Wisconsin, people under the age of 21 can carry and drink alcohol when they are with a parent.
Rittenhouse’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Authorities said Rittenhouse was traveling to Wisconsin to protect a car dealer from looting when he targeted protest rallies that took to the streets following the August 23 shooting of Jacob Blake. Advocates for Rittenhouse argued that the teenager, who was praised by right-wing commentators and sympathetic to the Trump administration, acted in self-defense.
The teenager allegedly killed Joseph Rosenbaum (36) and Anthony Huber (26) and injured a third man, Gaige Grosskreutz, who had a gun.
The court has not yet set a date to consider the request of prosecutors.
Tim Stelloh contributed.