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The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports:
It’s been two years since Gaige Grosskreutz became linked to the deadly actions of one-time homicide suspect Kyle Rittenhouse, and he says he can’t shake them.
This week, Grosskreutz filed a secret petition to change his legal name — that was quickly reported by a conservative news outlet, prompting his call for a leak investigation by the Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court.
Rittenhouse was charged with two homicide counts and the reckless injury of Grosskreutz, who testified at Rittenhouse’s trial in November 2021. He told jurors he thought he was going to die when Rittenhouse pointed his rifle at him.
Law & Crime reports:
The “conservative news outlet” in question, the Kenosha County Eye, is reportedly operated by Kevin Mathewson, the former Kenosha alderman who the Journal-Sentinel said had asked armed volunteers to defend the city during a period of civil unrest.
Grosskreutz released the following statement: “Yes, after two years of death threats from right wing lunatics I made the difficult decision to change my name for the protection of me and my family.
“But the real story here isn’t that I am seeking to change my name, but that a process that is supposed to protect and shield those in danger was undermined and sealed information was released to the right wing media within hours of my filing.”
Gaige Grosskreutz, Who Was Shot by Kyle Rittenhouse, Files Court Papers to Change His Name After ‘Two Years of Death Threats from Right Wing Lunatics’https://t.co/O7Iz7ZRwho
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) September 30, 2022