Prosecutor Thomas Binger opens his final argument by telling the jury he would keep his summary of the state’s case against Kyle Rittenhouse “as simple as possible.”
“This is a case of a 17-year-old teenager killing two unarmed men and fatally slashing a third with an AR-15 that was not his,” he said.
Binger said that what happened on August 25, 2020, was not a situation where Rittenhouse was “protecting his home or his family.”
Binger added: “He killed people after coming here from Antioch, Illinois, and out after a citywide curfew.
Binger was interrupted by his defense, who objected to his mention of the curfew. Defense attorney Mark Richards said: “There are no more curfew fees. The judge noted that “there’s been a curfew notice so I’ll leave it at that.”
Binger continued: “Although the defendant claimed to be protecting a business with which he was not familiar, the actual murders, in this case, had nothing to do with that and he also spent all evening to lie about the fact that he was an EMT.”
“None of the things I just told you are questionable in this case,” Binger said.
He asked the jury to consider Rittenhouse’s motives for being in Kenosha that night.
“Did he really care about helping people? He ran around with an AR-15 … and lied about being an EMT,” Binger said. “Does that suggest to you that he’s really there to help?”
Binger reminded the jury that they all agreed to “keep an open mind” and told the lawyers they did not have any “prejudice” about the case.
“Now that you’ve heard the evidence, it’s time to seek the truth,” he said.
The prosecution’s closing argument is ongoing.
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