KENOSHA, Wisconsin (PNN) - August 29, 2020 - A couple of days ago conservative attorney Lin Wood took on the case of Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who has been hit with 6 charges stemming from a Tuesday night incident where he shot three men, killing two, during a night of chaos, anarchy and looting.
Wood told reporters that he plans to argue his client acted in self-defense during the fatal shootings.
Wood, who is based in Atlanta but will be arguing the case in Wisconsin, where his client is set to be extradited, told reporters that video footage of the altercation would vindicate Rittenhouse. He also slammed mainstream media for spreading misinformation about his client.
"Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense. Murder charges are factually unsupportable. An egregious miscarriage of justice is occurring with respect to this 17-year old boy," Wood said.
An Illinois judge on Friday postponed Rittenhouse's extradition to Wisconsin so the 17-year-old defendant and his family could arrange for a private legal team. He didn't appear during Friday's virtual bond hearing, where it was decided he would be held without bond.
The criminal complaint filed against Rittenhouse cites as evidence several videos recorded by witnesses, including one where Rittenhouse can be heard calling a friend and telling him, "I just killed somebody".
Coincidentally, Rittenhouse spoke to a reporter earlier in the evening and said he was there to help keep the peace, and that he had brought a medical kit, along with his AR-15, just in case.
Wood won recognition for his work representing Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann in his battle to seek compensation from mainstream media outlets - including the Washington Post and CNN - that he argued defamed him.
Though he isn't a criminal defense lawyer, Wood has helped assemble a pro bono legal defense for Rittenhouse.
John M. Pierce has confirmed to other media outlets that he will be working on Rittenhouse's defense. He has also represented former President Donald Trump campaign aide Carter Page and Rudy Giuliani.
"I and my colleagues at Pierce Bainbridge are representing Kyle Rittenhouse," Pierce said in a statement. "We will obtain justice for Kyle."
Many in the conservative media world have already speculated that Rittenhouse acted in self-defense.