What Is Kyle Rittenhouse Charged With?

U.S.|Here are the charges successful the Rittenhouse trial.

• Nov. 2, 2021, 10:50 a.m. ET

Here are the six charges Kyle Rittenhouse faces successful the trial, numbered the mode they are successful the transgression complaint, which does not database them successful bid of severity (the astir terrible is Count 3).

Five are felony counts; 1 is simply a misdemeanor. For each of the felonies, the ailment lists an aggravating origin that could adhd to the basal condemnation if helium is convicted.

Count 1

First-degree reckless homicide

Under Wisconsin law, this transgression is defined arsenic recklessly causing the decease of different quality being nether circumstances that amusement utter disregard for quality life. It is not indispensable for prosecutors to beryllium intent to kill. (Charges that are mostly known arsenic execution counts successful different states are called homicides nether Wisconsin law.)

Mr. Rittenhouse is accused of this transgression successful transportation with the fatal shooting of Joseph D. Rosenbaum. It is simply a Class B felony carrying a basal condemnation of up to 60 years successful prison.

Counts 2 and 5

First-degree recklessly endangering safety

The instrumentality defines this crime arsenic recklessly endangering different person’s information nether circumstances that amusement utter disregard for quality life.

Mr. Rittenhouse is charged with recklessly endangering 2 radical who, according to the transgression complaint, had shots fired toward them but were not hit: Richard McGinnis and an chartless male seen successful video of the episode.

The transgression is simply a people F felony that carries a basal condemnation of up to 12 and a fractional years successful prison, a good of up to $25,000, oregon both, for each of the 2 counts.

Count 3

First-degree intentional homicide

The crime, analogous to first-degree execution successful different states, is defined arsenic causing the decease of different quality being with intent to termination that idiosyncratic oregon idiosyncratic else, without the beingness of definite mitigating circumstances specified successful the law.

Mr. Rittenhouse faces this complaint successful transportation with the fatal shooting of Anthony M. Huber. It is simply a Class A felony that carries a basal condemnation of beingness successful prison.

Count 4

Attempted first-degree intentional homicide

Attempting to perpetrate first-degree intentional homicide is simply a Class B felony under Wisconsin law.

Mr. Rittenhouse faces this complaint successful transportation with the shooting of Gaige P. Grosskreutz, who was struck and wounded. It carries a basal condemnation of up to 60 years successful prison.

Count 6

Possession of a unsafe limb by a idiosyncratic nether 18

Though Wisconsin is an “open-carry” authorities wherever it is ineligible for adults to transportation firearms openly, state law prohibits minors from doing so. Mr. Rittenhouse was 17 astatine the clip of the shooting.

This transgression is simply a Class A misdemeanor that carries a basal condemnation of up to 9 months successful prison, a good of up to $10,000, oregon both.

AGGRAVATING FACTOR

Use of a unsafe weapon

A proviso of Wisconsin law extends the maximum condemnation for crimes committed portion possessing, utilizing oregon threatening to usage a unsafe weapon. The transgression ailment invokes this proviso for each 5 felony counts; successful each case, it could adhd up to 5 years to the situation condemnation for that count, if Mr. Rittenhouse is convicted.