Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all counts: LIVE UPDATES
Count 1: First Degree Reckless Homicide - Not Guilty
Count 2: First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety - Not Guilty
Count 3: First Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety - Not Guilty
Count 4: First Degree Intentional Homicide - Not Guilty
Count 5: Attempted First Degree Intentional Homicide - Not Guilty
Updated 12:38
Kyle Rittenhouse, left, along with all of the attorneys in the case make their way out of the courtroom after the jury was relieved for the day at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Thursday. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP)
“I think there's always a concern on the part of the prosecution and, of course, on the defense, when there is a holiday coming up – or weekend coming up or some big event – that the jury may hurry through deliberations and come to a decision that might not be the same decision they would have come to had they spent more time,” longtime criminal defense attorney Julie Rendelman told Fox News Digital’s Stephanie Pagones on Friday.
Rendelman is a former prosecutor who is based in New York City. She is not involved in the Rittenhouse case, but has been following the proceedings closely.
“With that said,” she continued, “I think the jury has already spent, now it's going to be close to four full days of deliberation reviewing the judge's instructions on the law, reviewing the videos. And so it seems that they're taking the time they should be in trying to get to a just decision.
”The jury began deliberating around 9 a.m. CT Friday, after previously spending more than 23 total hours behind closed doors.
She noted, however: “The longer it takes the more it feels like there's a potential that they will not come to an agreement on all the charges.”
Updated 11:41am
Wisconsin law enforcement on standby as jury deliberates for fourth day
Law enforcement agencies in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have said they are monitoring the situation surrounding an impending verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, with jury deliberations entering their fourth day on Friday.
Officers and deputies from the local police and sheriff’s departments can be seen positioned around the Kenosha County Courthouse, where dozens of protesters have gathered each day.
On Wednesday, tensions between opposing groups rose to the point where police swarmed the front of the building and ultimately arrested two people, including one man for battery and disorderly conduct, the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said.
The police and sheriff’s departments have been releasing joint statements regarding their plans surrounding the trial. The agencies have said they are continuing to monitor the situation and are coordinating with other law enforcement accordingly.
When will a verdict be announced?
Kyle Rittenhouse, center, waits for the judge before the jury is relieved for the day during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Thursday. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP)
The jury deliberating the fate of accused Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooter Kyle Rittenhouse is in its fourth day of deliberations, after spending about 23 and a half hours behind closed doors so far.
The deliberations can take as long as the 12-person panel – made up of seven women and five men – decides it needs. If the jury does not reach a verdict on Friday, the deliberations will continue into next week, possibly through the weekend.
The jurors will typically break for lunch in the early afternoon before they proceed for the rest of the day.
Speaking to Fox News Digital earlier this week, criminal defense attorney Julie Rendelman said the questions that the jury asks during its deliberations can often provide insight into where jurors’ heads are, but noted that predicting when they would be ready to announce a verdict is "so difficult."
"We’ve had cases where we think the verdict is going to come in five minutes and it comes in 10 days," said Rendelman, a former prosecutor based in New York. "And, you also have to realize there could be no verdict. You can’t forget that – meaning that there could be a hung jury."
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