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Milwaukee’s ABC News affiliate reports:
Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois man acquitted of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during street protests in Kenosha in 2020, is seeking the return of the gun and other property that police seized after his arrest.
Rittenhouse’s attorney Mark Richards filed paperwork with the Kenosha County Circuit Court on Wednesday seeking the return of the items, explaining that Rittenhouse wants the AR-15 style rifle back so that it can be destroyed, the Kenosha News reported.
The New York Daily News reports:
The Illinois teenager, who was acquitted on all charges in November after fatally shooting two people and wounding a third in Kenosha, Wis., in August 2020, will likely get the gun back under Wisconsin law.
The gun itself was first purchased by Rittenhouse’s friend Dominick Black, using money his pal gave him because Rittenhouse was only 17 at the time, too young to buy a gun on his own.
Black, initially charged with two felonies for his agreement with Rittenhouse, took a plea deal last week in which he copped to two citations and paid a $2,000 fine.
Kyle Rittenhouse wants his rifle back – so he can destroy it.
The Illinois teen, who was acquitted in November after fatally shooting two people and wounding a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, will likely get the gun back under state law.https://t.co/95AhUQAHGT
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 20, 2022
A spokesperson for the teenager, who turned 19 earlier this month, says the intention is still to destroy the rifle. https://t.co/DTC1U29eyd
— Kenosha News (@Kenosha_News) January 20, 2022