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Court Junkie

Ep 180: The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial (Part 1)

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

4.88.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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In August 2020, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two people, and injured another in downtown Kenosha, Wisconsin. At trial, he would argue it was self-defense. Would the jury agree? NOTE: There are more ads than usual in this episode - after an unexpected health issue arose in my family, I was unable to release an episode last week, so some of those scheduled ads were brought over to this one. Sponsors in this episode: Straight Talk - With Straight Talk Wireless, you can get a Samsung Galaxy A51 for just $199. Plus, get the $45 unlimited talk, text, and data plan with NO contract on America’s best networks for up to 50% less. Talkspace - Match with a licensed therapist when you go to talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code COURT. Stamps.com - Sign up with promo code COURT for a special offer that includes a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale. No long-term commitments or contracts. Go to stamps.com, click the microphone at the top of the page, and enter code COURT. Ring - For a special offer, visit Ring.com/COURT. Best Fiends - Download Best Fiends FREE today on the App Store or Google Play. Caseta - Get smart lighting the smart way with Caséta by Lutron smart switches. Learn more about Caséta at Lutron.com/COURTJUNKIE. Post-Production for the show is provided by Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie.

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I turned the vehicle to Face South on Sheridan and observed a large crowd of people.

0:39.1

There was a lot of screaming.

0:40.7

Yelling, there was a pair to be a person laying in the roadway up ahead of us.

0:46.2

There was active gunfire throughout the entire city.

0:49.6

There was still sounds of gunfire taking place.

0:52.5

And we received reports of injured people that needed assistance and approximately a

0:57.5

6300 block of Sheridan Road.

0:59.8

It was August 25, 2020, and the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin had erupted into chaos.

1:08.4

What had started off as protests over the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake had

1:14.9

turned into buildings being damaged, cars being burned, and now there were apparent casualties.

1:23.6

The call came in as a shots fired call.

1:27.2

Officer Pat Maretti, with the Kenosha Police Department, was in a patrol car at the time.

1:33.2

And as he drove into the scene, he realized he wasn't properly protected with the equipment

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