Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who allegedly shot three people, killing two, during riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been charged with violating the city’s curfew.
The new count, separate from those already filed against Rittenhouse, appeared on Monday in Kenosha County online court records after prosecutors filed a revision to the original criminal complaint, which was filed in August, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Rittenhouse’s charge is failure to comply with an emergency management order of state or local government, a citation that carries no criminal penalty. The curfew was put in place on Aug. 24 by Sheriff David Beth.
Rittenhouse faces six other charges, among them first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, attempting to carry out a first-degree intentional homicide, and possessing a dangerous weapon while under the age of 18.
Following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in the city, a series of protests and riots broke out. Rittenhouse has said he was on the scene on the evening of Aug. 25 to protect a business. During two separate scuffles, the then-17-year-old fired a rifle he had with him. Rittenhouse has insisted he was acting in self-defense.
Rittenhouse could get up to life in prison if convicted of the charges. His arraignment is set for Jan. 5.
