Kenosha County prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday seeking to modifyKyle Rittenhouse 's bail conditions.- The move comes after Rittenhouse, 18, was spotted at a bar after posting $2 million bail in November.
- Prosecutors say Rittenhouse was fraternizing with members of the
Proud Boys and flashed a white-power hand sign.
Kyle Rittenhouse may not have broken the conditions of his bail when he was spotted at a bar with his mother, but prosecutors are now trying to modify those conditions because of the episode.
After posting $2 million bail in November, Rittenhouse, 18, was seen drinking at a bar in Wisconsin, where it is legal to drink in the company of one's parents. That, authorities said, was not a crime.
But Kenosha County prosecutors on Wednesday said Rittenhouse - charged with killing two people at a
Footage taken from security cameras at Pudgy's Bar also appears to show Rittenhouse flashing the "OK" hand sign favored by white supremacists.
That, also, is not a violation of Rittenhouse's bail conditions. But the prosecutors argue it should be.
In a motion obtained by TMJ4, the Kenosha County District Attorney's Office asks that Rittenhouse be prohibited from drinking alcohol (they say he had three beers at Pudgy's); prohibited from public displays of "white power" signs; and prohibited from having any contact with members of violent or white supremacist organizations.
The Proud Boys' leadership has generally denied that the group itself supports
Rittenhouse is due to appear in court on March 10, with jury selection beginning March 29.
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