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Mark Richards

Apr 20, 2023

Wisconsin officers cleared in fatal shooting of armed man

Nearly a dozen Wisconsin law enforcement officers who opened fire on an armed man wanted for allegedly trying to run over a police officer won't face criminal charges, a prosecutor announced Thursday.

Kyle Rittenhouse civil lawsuit
Feb 24, 2023

Attorneys allege Kenosha shooter Rittenhouse evading them

Attorneys for a man shot and injured by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 are asking a federal judge to give them more time to serve Rittenhouse with a civil lawsuit, alleging that he is purposefully trying to evade them.

Nov 22, 2021

Rittenhouse lawyers’ trial playbook: Don’t ‘crusade,’ defend

Soon after a Wisconsin jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges against him, defense attorney Mark Richards took a swipe at his predecessors, telling reporters that their tactics — leaning into Rittenhouse's portrayal as a rallying point for the right to carry weapons and defend oneself — were not his.

Oct 29, 2021

Meet the key legal players in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial

Jury selection starts Monday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois man accused of killing two people at a police brutality protest last year. Rittenhouse's trial is expected to last at least two weeks.

Oct 5, 2021

Force expert: Rittenhouse decisions to shoot were reasonable (UPDATE)

A judge refused to dismiss a weapons charge Tuesday against an Illinois man accused of shooting three people during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin last year.

Aug 25, 2021

Rittenhouse lawyer: Defense donors none of state’s business

An attorney for the Illinois teen accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a protest in Wisconsin last summer, says he doesn't know who donated to his client's defense and therefore cannot produce any names.

Jul 7, 2021

Rittenhouse attorney wants to show victim was sex offender

Kyle Rittenhouse's attorney wants a judge to allow him to argue that one of the men his client fatally shot during a Wisconsin protest was a sex offender, saying the contention supports the defense's idea that he attacked Rittenhouse and intended to take his gun because he couldn't legally possess one.

Feb 4, 2021

Prosecutors seek Rittenhouse arrest, higher bond

Prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday for a new arrest warrant for an Illinois teen charged with shooting three people, killing two of them, during a protest over police brutality in Wisconsin after he apparently violated his bail conditions.

Dec 3, 2020

California attorney withdraws from Rittenhouse criminal case (UPDATE)

A California attorney for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a night of unrest in Wisconsin is extracting himself from his criminal defense after prosecutors raised ethical concerns about the lawyer.

Jul 21, 2014

Racine man sentenced for Halloween bomb threat

A Racine man will spend 45 days in jail for making a bomb threat at work because he wanted Halloween off.

May 7, 2014

Racine man convicted of making bomb threat at work

A Racine man has pleaded no contest to making a bomb threat at work because he wanted Halloween off but didn't have any vacation left.

Nov 8, 2013

DA: Racine man made bomb threat to get Halloween off

A Racine man is accused of making a bomb threat at his job because he wanted Halloween off but didn't have any vacation time left.

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