| | Kenosha Police recommended charging Ziminsky with: Felony 2nd Degree Reckless Engendering Safety; Disorderly Conduct; Obstructing/Resisting Officer; and Bail Jumping. The Kenosha DA dropped the most serious charges which could have carried a 20 year sentence upon conviction, and only charged Zaminsky with disorderly conduct.<ref>http://kenoshacountyeye.com/2020/10/14/mystery-shooter-during-kyle-rittenhouse-incident-identified-and-charged-da-dismisses-most-charges-almost-immediately/</ref> The bail-jumping charge would have been the easiest to prove. He was currently out on a $500 cash bond in Racine for Domestic Battery after hitting his wife in the face in a moving vehicle with his two children in the backseat. According to Zaminsky's 31-page rap-sheet he has arrests including: Reckless Endangering Safety, Robbery-Use of Force, Bail Jumping, Violate Restraining Order, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Possession of Switchblade, Domestic Battery, Hit and run, and much more.<ref>http://www.kenoshacountyeye.com/ziminski.pdf</ref> | | Kenosha Police recommended charging Ziminsky with: Felony 2nd Degree Reckless Engendering Safety; Disorderly Conduct; Obstructing/Resisting Officer; and Bail Jumping. The Kenosha DA dropped the most serious charges which could have carried a 20 year sentence upon conviction, and only charged Zaminsky with disorderly conduct.<ref>http://kenoshacountyeye.com/2020/10/14/mystery-shooter-during-kyle-rittenhouse-incident-identified-and-charged-da-dismisses-most-charges-almost-immediately/</ref> The bail-jumping charge would have been the easiest to prove. He was currently out on a $500 cash bond in Racine for Domestic Battery after hitting his wife in the face in a moving vehicle with his two children in the backseat. According to Zaminsky's 31-page rap-sheet he has arrests including: Reckless Endangering Safety, Robbery-Use of Force, Bail Jumping, Violate Restraining Order, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Possession of Switchblade, Domestic Battery, Hit and run, and much more.<ref>http://www.kenoshacountyeye.com/ziminski.pdf</ref> |
| − | Just prior to Zaminsky's January 31, 2022 trial date for jury selection, Zaminsky was arrested and jailed for witness intimidation while walking into the court house. The trial was delayed until March 2022, and Zaminsky was remanded to custody with an increase in bail.<ref>https://kenoshacountyeye.com/2022/01/31/trial-for-alleged-rioter-and-arsonist-joshua-ziminski-postponed-due-to-allegations-of-witness-intimidation/</ref> | + | Just prior to Zaminsky's January 31, 2022 trial date for jury selection, Zaminsky was arrested and jailed for witness intimidation while walking into the court house.<ref>https://youtu.be/Jp8hOpX00z4</ref> The trial was delayed until March 2022, and Zaminsky was remanded to custody with an increase in bail.<ref>https://kenoshacountyeye.com/2022/01/31/trial-for-alleged-rioter-and-arsonist-joshua-ziminski-postponed-due-to-allegations-of-witness-intimidation/</ref> |