Cops: No need for curfew in Kenosha ahead of Rittenhouse verdict

KENOSHA, Wis. — The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department and Kenosha Police Department accidental determination is no crushed to adjacent roads oregon enact a curfew up of a verdict being returned successful the proceedings of Kyle Rittenhouse, according to a associated connection issued Tuesday.

"At this time, we person nary crushed to facilitate roadworthy closures, enact curfews oregon inquire our communities to modify their regular routines," the connection said.

The associated connection goes connected to accidental that the 2 agencies "understand and admit the anxiety" surrounding the proceedings but that specified measures are not needed, astatine slightest not now.

"Our departments person worked unneurotic and made coordinated efforts implicit the past twelvemonth to amended effect capabilities to large-scale events," the connection says. "We person besides strengthened our existing relationships with State and Federal resources."

The connection concluded by saying some agencies volition proceed to beryllium engaged with assemblage leaders astir the trial.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has already called connected the Wisconsin National Guard to assistance section instrumentality enforcement successful anticipation of imaginable unrest successful the metropolis pursuing the jury's decision.

The assemblage successful Rittenhouse's proceedings began deliberations Tuesday greeting aft a afloat time of closing arguments and assemblage instructions connected Monday.

Rittenhouse selects numbers of dismissed jurors

The justice had Rittenhouse gully slips from a raffle drum to prime alternate jurors who volition beryllium dismissed earlier deliberations. Eighteen jurors sat done 2 weeks of testimony.

The jurors indispensable determine if Rittenhouse is liable for the deaths of the 2 protesters helium changeable connected Aug. 25, 2020, amid astatine times convulsive demonstrations against constabulary brutality pursuing the constabulary shooting of Jacob Blake.

Rittenhouse faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and 2 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety. He faces beingness successful situation if convicted connected 1 of the intentional homicide counts.

This communicative was primitively published by Scripps presumption TMJ4 successful Milwaukee.