Kyle Rittenhouse fights extradition for Kenosha shooting charges

Kyle Rittenhouse fights extradition for Kenosha shooting charges

A 17-year-old in Illinois accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is fighting his return to Wisconsin to face homicide charges that could put him in prison for life.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'MJULIA FELLO.THE ILLINOISTEENAGER ACCUSED OF SHOOTINGTHREE PROTESTERS IN KENOSHALAST MONTH -- KILLING TWO OFTHEM -- WILL REMAIN INILLINOIS FOR NOW.THAT WAS ATTHE CENTER OF KYLERITTENHOUSE'S COURT APPEARANCETHIS MORNING.OUR RYAN JENKINSWAS AT THE LAKE COUNTYCOURTHOUSE AND TELLS US WHY HEWILL ONCE AGAIN STAY PUT.AS AWARNING -- SOME OF THE VIDEOWE'RE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU ISGRAPHIC.RJE: THIS WAS ANOTHER VERYFAST COURT APPERANCE.

KYLERITTENHOUSE'S ATTORNEYS MAKINGIT CLEAR THAT THEY DO INTENDTO FIGHT THE TEENS EXTRADITON.SOMETHING THE LAKE COUNTYSTATE'S ATTORNEY CALLS "VERYRARE" (ZOOM RECORDING):24Judge: Good morning Mr.Rittenhouse.

:26 KyleRittenhouse: Good Morning YourHonor.

ASIDE FROM A "GOODMORNING," 17-YEAR-OLD KYLERITTENHOUSE WAS MOSTLY QUIETDURING HIS STATUS OFEXTRADITION HEARING FRIDAYMORNING.ILLINOIS GOVERNOR J.B.PRITZKER HAD FILED PAPERWORKTO SEND RITTENHOUSE BACK TOKENOSHA TO FACE HIS CHARGES,WHICH INCLUDE FIRST-DEGREEINTENTIONAL HOMICIDE, ANDFIRST-DEGREE RECKLESS HOMICIDE... AFTER PROSECUTERS SAY HESHOT AND KILLED TWO MEN ANDINJURED A THIRD DURINGPROTESTS IN KENOSHA LAST MONTH.TODAY -- RITTENHOUSE'SATTORNEY -- ADDED ANOTHERLAYER TO THE EXTRADITIONPROCESS.

(Attorney DefenseAttorney)(ZOOM RECORDING 1:42)We intend to challengeextradition by habeas corpus.We would ask that proceduresbe put in place thatextradition documents arein-fact sent Wisconsin so thatwe can review them" THEDEFENSE INTENDS TO ARGUE THATRITTENHOUSE SHOULD NOT GO BACKTO WISCONSIN TO FACE HISCHARGES.IT'S A MOVE THE LAKECOUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY CALLED"VERY RARE" (Michael CountyState's (PRESS CONFERENCE)"14:31 - "In 20 years, Ihaven't seen it happen." THEJUDGE -- GRANTING THE DEFENSEAN ADDITOINAL 14 DAYS TOREVIEW PAPERWORK AND PREPAREFOR THE NEXT COURT DATE ...WHICH MEANS RITTENHOUSE WILLREMAIN IN CUSTODY IN ILLINOISFOR NOW.OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE-- PROTESTERS GATHERED WITHSIGNS --- CALLING FOR JUSTICEFOR ANTHONY HUBER AND JOESEPHROSEBAUM, THE TWO MENPROSECUTERS SAY RITTENHOUSEKILLED DURING PROTESTS INKENOSHA LAST MONTH ... IN THEAFTERMATH OF THE POLICESHOOTING OF JACOB BLAKE.(Donald Blake, Protester)(PROTESTER 1 12:57:10) "I hopethat there will be someremembrance for these people."(Matt Protester)(PROTESTER 2)"13:00:41 They were protestingtrying to make the world abetter place and for them tobe gunned down in the streetis just shocking."RJE:RITTENHOUSE'S ATTORNEY ALSOREQUESTED PERMISSION TO BRINGA LAPTOP INTO THE JUVENILEDETENTION CENTER WHERE THETEEN IS BEING HELD--SO THATTHEY CAN REVIEW EVIDENCE.THENEXT TIME RITTENHOUSE WILL BEIN COURT WILL BE ON OCTOBER9TH -- THAT'S WHEN ANEXTRADITION HEARING DATE WILLBE SET.

REPORTING IN WAUKEGAN,ILLINOISRYAN JENKINS, TMJ4NEWS.