Rittenhouse’s lawyers branded Rosenbaum a “crazy person.” A videographer testified Rosenbaum lunged for the rifle just before he was shot, and a pathologist said his injuries appeared to indicate his hand was over the barrel.Īlso, Rosenbaum’s fiancee disclosed that he was on medication for bipolar disorder and depression. Some witnesses described Rosenbaum as “hyperaggressive” and said that he dared others to shoot him and threatened to kill Rittenhouse earlier that night others said he acted “belligerently” but did not appear to pose a serious threat. Testimony from some of the prosecution’s own witnesses also seemed to buttress his claim of self-defense.
Going in, many legal experts said they believed the defense had the advantage because of provisions favorable to Rittenhouse in Wisconsin self-defense law and video showing him being chased at key moments. Richards, the defense attorney, said that Rittenhouse wants to be a nurse and that he is in counseling for post traumatic stress disorder and will probably move away because “it’s too dangerous” for him to continue to live in the area. Rittenhouse’s mother, Wendy Rittenhouse, seated near her son on a courtroom bench, gasped in delight, cried and hugged others around her.
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