Judge: No new arrest warrant for Rittenhouse

MADISON, Wis. — A judge on Thursday refused prosecutors’ request to issue a new arrest warrant for an 18-yearold from Illinois accused of killing two people during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last summer.

Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger alleged that Kyle Rittenhouse failed to update his address when he moved in November, amounting to a bail violation.

In addition to a new arrest warrant, Binger asked Judge Bruce Schroeder to increase Rittenhouse’s bail by $200,000. Rittenhouse’s attorneys countered that he is in hiding due to threats.

Schroeder refused Binger’s requests. At a testy hearing, the judge said people on bail often fail to update their addresses and aren’t arrested. He ordered Rittenhouse attorney Mark Richards to supply Rittenhouse’s current physical address, but said only he and the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department would have access to it.

The judge refused to give Binger the address, saying he didn’t want more violence in Kenosha, leaving Binger flabbergasted.

“I hope you’re not suggesting sharing this with our office would lead to further violence,” Binger said. “… We are the prosecuting agency. I have never heard of a situation where the information has been withheld from my office.”