Special thanks to Actor Ricky Schroder & Mike Lindell for putting us over the top. “God bless ALL who donated to help #FightBack raise required $2M cash bail. Wood said in a tweet that Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow, Inc., and others helped raise the funds needed for Rittenhouse. The story I had to share after Kyle Rittenhouse posted his $2 million bail (Antioch Police Department via AP)) Antioch Police Department/AP Rittenhouse is accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wis. 26, 2020, photo released by the Antioch Police Department is Kyle Rittenhouse in Antioch, Ill. Rittenhouse was released November 20 after the $2 million bail was posted by Lin Wood, chairman and CEO of #FightBack, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department. The following week, his bond was set at $2 million due to the court considering him a “flight risk,” according to Kenosha County Commissioner Loren Keating. On October 30, he was extradited from Illinois to Wisconsin. Rittenhouse left the scene shortly after the August 25 shootings and returned home to Antioch, Illinois, where he was arrested the following day. Rittenhouse’s attorneys have maintained that he acted in self-defense. ![]() Rittenhouse faces allegations in Kenosha, Wisconsin, relating to the shooting deaths of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum and the wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz. Now, where he awaits trial is in question. His supporters welcomed the news on November 20 that he left jail after an apparent fundraising effort met the $2 million required. Much attention has been directed at Rittenhouse’s case proceedings, particularly as a cause célèbre among right-wing circles. ![]() Rittenhouse’s legal team has countered with the need to keep his location secret due to claims of death threats against him. ![]() ![]() Wisconsin prosecutors Wednesday asked to issue an arrest warrant for Rittenhouse, stating he violated his bail agreement by not disclosing his address after his release. Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager accused of fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during the Jacob Blake protests in August, is under further scrutiny by authorities that could lead to his return to jail.
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