Is Kyle Rittenhouse in jail and where is he now?
IN 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse fatally shot two protesters in a Black Lives Matter protest held in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Rittenhouse, who was only 17 years old at the time of the shooting, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide, among a host of other charges.
Where was Kyle Rittenhouse jailed?
Kyle Rittenhouse was being held at a juvenile facility in Vernon Hills, Illinois, while he was alleged to have killed two people and injured one.
Rittenhouse placed a request to waive his presence at an extradition hearing for 30 days as he worked to assemble his legal defense team.
On November 19, Rittenhouse sat trial in court in front of Judge Bruce Schroeder who declared Rittenhouse free of all counts he had been charged.
Why was he arrested?
Rittenhouse was the prime suspect for the shooting of protesters who had taken the streets to march after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
He was arrested by police for the death of two Black Lives Matter protesters.
Rittenhouse lives in Antioch, Illinois, but was charged in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and was labeled as a "fugitive of justice," according to local public records.
He faced charges of one count of first-degree reckless homicide, two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, one count of first-degree intentional homicide, and one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
Police made the arrest after the suspect allegedly fled Wisconsin for his home state following the shooting.
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At 18 years old, Rittenhouse pleaded not guilty to killing Anthony Huber and Joseph D Rosenbaum on January 5, 2021.
He entered the plea via a brief hearing conducted by teleconference.
Rittenhouse told the judge: "I didn't intend to kill them. I intended to stop the people who were attacking me."
The teen also claimed he tried to make his way to the police to turn himself in.
Defense attorney Corey Chirafisi said in court that the defense made a motion for a mistrial with prejudice.
The judge said he would take the motion under advisement and stated, "There better not be another incident."
On Monday, November 15, Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed a count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18.
Later on Friday, November 19, Kyle Rittenhouse was declared not guilty of all counts.
Since then, Rittenhouse has made various media appearances and released a book titled Acquitted, which is about a "story of survival, resilience, and justice."
Despite having raised millions for bail and paying legal bills in the past, his lawyers revealed that he had gone broke.
“He is working, he is trying to support himself. Everybody thinks that Kyle got so much money from this. Whatever money he did get is gone,” attorney Mark Richards told Court TV.
“He’s living, I don’t want to say paycheck to paycheck, but he’s living to support himself. Obviously, as his lawyer and somebody who I want to do well, I hope he does re-engage in his studies.
“But right now he is working full-time, he is living a law-abiding life and he is doing something that he enjoys.”
Did Trump defend him?
President Donald Trump was asked about Kyle Rittenhouse at a press conference at the White House, during which he claimed it was Rittenhouse who had come under attack in Kenosha during the protests.
He also said that Rittenhouse "probably would have been killed" had he not shot two protesters dead.
When asked about the incident, Trump told reporters: "We're looking at all of it and that was an interesting situation.
"You saw the same tape as I saw and he was trying to get away from them, I guess, it looks like he fell and then they very violently attacked him.
"And it was something that we are looking at right now and it's under investigation.
"But I guess he was in very big trouble, he would've been, he probably would've been killed, but it's under investigation."
A Trump 2020 campaign spokesperson, Tim Murtaugh, also released a statement, saying: “President Trump has repeatedly and consistently condemned all forms of violence and believes we must protect all Americans from chaos and lawlessness.
"This individual had nothing to do with our campaign and we fully support our fantastic law enforcement for their swift action in this case.”
In an interview with Sean Hannity, Trump also said that he found Rittenhouse to be a "really nice young man” and that he "got to know him a little bit."
"He wanted to know if he could come over and say hello," the former president added. "He was a fan, unlike the other guy."
Rittenhouse has been spotted at Trump rallies and uploaded a clip of him at an Iowa rally in January to his TikTok page.
Who was defending Rittenhouse?
Lawyer L Lin Wood, who had been hired to represent Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, said he co-created the #FightBack foundation to stop "leftists" from "using political power to attack constitutional rights."
The #Fightback Foundation claims to be a legal foundation established to file lawsuits against "left-wing journalists," whom the group claims spread "fake news" about conservative figures like Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann.
The foundation was taking donations to fund Rittenhouse’s legal defense team.
Wood announced that a special legal team had been assembled to defend Rittenhouse.
He said he helped launch the foundation with "a mission to protect and defend our Constitution on many fronts."
"Kyle’s defense is one of those fronts," Wood told the .
The #FightBack Foundation was the only approved fund for Rittenhouse's legal fees so the lawyers urged anyone who wishes to donate to beware of scams from other sites.
What is the significance of the footage aired on Tucker Carlson?
On September 22, that Rittenhouse's defense said shows he was acting in self-defense when he opened fire in Kenosha.
In the video, Rittenhouse is seen running with a fire extinguisher.
Joseph Rosenbaum, one of the protesters Rittenhouse is accused of killing, "appears to chase after Rittenhouse when a single gunshot is fired."
Rittenhouse fired four gunshots toward Rosenbaum before three more shots were fired by someone else, per Fox News.
Rosenbaum was hit in the head, groin, left thigh, and back.
Carlson said on this show: "Kyle Rittenhouse fired four shots initially that night.
"Another four were fired. We still don't know who fired them, no one else has been arrested or charged."
The video then shows one protester hitting Rittenhouse in the head while another tries to jump on him, pushing the 17-year-old to fire two more shots into the air.
When a protester appears to hit Rittenhouse and try to take his rifle, the 17-year-old is seen shooting the man in the chest.
The footage then appears to show another protester with a handgun aiming at Rittenhouse, who then fires off another round, hitting the demonstrator.
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Carlson said: "So that's what happened that night in Kenosha, on camera. You can assess for yourself what you think of it.