Chicago Tribune reporter. Forever in need of a good book, a strong verb and caffeine.
Nov 10, 2021 • 55 tweets • 6 min read
//Breaking// Kyle Rittenhouse is taking the stand.
Rittenhouse says he has graduated from an online high school and says he's studying nursing at Arizona State University. I'm guessing it's online studies because he is living in Wisconsin now.
Nov 10, 2021 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
Good morning from Kenosha, where it is Wednesday. And every journalist covering the Kyle Rittenhouse trial will say it is Wednesday, too.
It's not propaganda. It's not some great conspiracy theory.
It's a fact.
Happy Wednesday, Twitter.
First up is Jacob Marshall, who is the former roommate of Gaige Grosskreutz. He posted on Facebook after the shooting that Grosskreutz regretted not shooting and killing Rittenhouse first.
Nov 9, 2021 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING// Prosecution will rest when jurors return from the lunch break.
Defense points out that prosecution never entered a lawful order saying there was a curfew that night and they want the count dismissed.
Judge agrees that they didn't prove there was a curfew, but he is going to give them a chance to enter the order. Defense isnt happy with that
Nov 9, 2021 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
Good morning from Kenosha, where the prosecution could wrap up its case against Kyle Rittenhouse as early as today.
Judge says deputies caught someone filming the jurors arriving yesterday. The person was forced to delete the video.
Nov 8, 2021 • 45 tweets • 5 min read
Good morning from Kenosha, where the lone survivor among the three men Kyle Rittenhouse shot is expected to take the stand today.
You can read more about Gaige Grosskreutz here: chicagotribune.com/news/ct-kyle-r…
Also, this happened late Friday, so I'm retweeting it for anyone who missed it.
Kenosha officer who ignored Kyle Rittenhouse's attempts to surrender gave his first public explanation for letting the teen walk right past him and drive home to Illinois: chicagotribune.com/news/ct-kyle-r…
Nov 1, 2021 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
Judge Schroeder has taken the bench in the courtroom and is about to swear in the prosepective jurors for the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial, many of whom are assembled next door in the county board building.
Judge Schroeder asking prospective jurors Jeopardy! questions to break the ice. The second one up is about Duran Duran.
Should it ever come to pass, someone who can't answer basic Simon Le Bon trivia would not qualify for a jury of *my* peers.
Feb 16, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Aurora shooter Gary Martin had his gun license strip after a felony conviction was discovered when he applied for a concealed carry card. He lost his card but still kept his gun. And that gun was used to kill 5 people and wound 5 police officers Friday.
Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said authorities are now investigating which law-enforcement agency was responsible for following up with Martin after he lost his license and why he still had a gun five years later.
