A group on an extremist-friendly messaging platform on Friday posted the picture and home address of the prosecutor in the Kyle Rittenhouse case.
Kenosha Strong Patriots shared a post from a user that revealed Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger’s home address and picture, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
Binger said Friday he was aware of the Telegram post and had taken measures to protect himself and his family, though he did not provide details.
One user on the Telegram site said: “This is absolutely not an encouragement to violence. Just would just be nice to see a peaceful protest outside his home like the left does every time they don’t like something.”
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Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. David Wright said authorities are ready to “act accordingly” to any credible threats.
The incident comes just days after a person was caught trying to film jurors getting on a bus. In that case, security officers approached the person and deleted the footage from his camera. The man was warned that if he tried to film them again, his cellphone would be confiscated.
Ahead of the Nov. 1 trial, the sheriff’s department revealed it had been monitoring social media comments on the case and on Friday said it would continue to do so.
Rittenhouse, 18, is accused of fatally shooting two men and injuring a third during a night of unrest in the small Wisconsin city.
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Hundreds of people came to the manufacturing town following the shooting of Jacob Blake Jr., a black man shot seven times in the back by a white police officer. What started as peaceful protests turned into angry riots that ended in two deaths, multiple injuries, and $50 million in damages.
In addition to counts of intentional, reckless, and attempted homicide and reckless endangerment, Rittenhouse is charged with possessing a firearm as a minor, a misdemeanor. A curfew violation charge was dismissed Tuesday.
The first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree intentional homicide charges come with a 60-year sentence. First-degree recklessly endangering safety charge is punishable by 12 1/2 years in prison. A weapons modifier carries another five years.
If he is convicted of the most serious charges, he could spend the rest of his life behind bars.
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Rittenhouse tearfully testified this week that he feared for his life and shot the three men in self-defense.
The jury is expected to begin deliberations Monday.
