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| | {{quotebox-float|“Kyle stopped to ensure care for the wounded attacker but faced a growing mob gesturing towards him. He realized he needed to flee for his safety and his survival. Another attacker struck Kyle from behind as he fled down the street. Kyle turned as the mob pressed in on him and he fell to the ground,” his legal team says. “One attacker kicked Kyle on the ground while he was on the ground. Yet another bashed him over the head with a skateboard. Several rioters tried to disarm Kyle. In fear for his life and concerned the crowd would either continue to shoot at him or even use his own weapon against him, Kyle had no choice but to fire multiple rounds towards his immediate attackers, striking two, including one armed attacker. The rest of the mob began to disperse upon hearing the additional gunshots.”}} | | {{quotebox-float|“Kyle stopped to ensure care for the wounded attacker but faced a growing mob gesturing towards him. He realized he needed to flee for his safety and his survival. Another attacker struck Kyle from behind as he fled down the street. Kyle turned as the mob pressed in on him and he fell to the ground,” his legal team says. “One attacker kicked Kyle on the ground while he was on the ground. Yet another bashed him over the head with a skateboard. Several rioters tried to disarm Kyle. In fear for his life and concerned the crowd would either continue to shoot at him or even use his own weapon against him, Kyle had no choice but to fire multiple rounds towards his immediate attackers, striking two, including one armed attacker. The rest of the mob began to disperse upon hearing the additional gunshots.”}} |
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| − | ===Josh Ziminsky=== | + | ===Josh Ziminski=== |
| − | Joshua Ziminsky used the pseudonym Alex Blaine on [[Facebook]] and other [[social media]]. Ziminsky is a longtime veteran [[community organizer]] for the [[Antifa]] domestic terrorism organization. Ziminsky has an extensive criminal background and sports a tatoo of an upside cross on his forehead and the word "SIN". On the night of the of the deadly assaults on Kyle Rittenhouse, Ziminsky was out of jail on $1,000 bond for illegally discharging a weapon. Ziminsky, as was Gaige Grosskreuz, illegally in possession of a firearm the second night of the riot. Ziminsky's wife, Kelly Ziminsky was returned to jail on a probation violation for being in attendance at the riot. Joshua Ziminsky was charged with [[arson]] by assistant district attorney Thomas Binger. | + | Joshua Ziminski used the pseudonym Alex Blaine on [[Facebook]] and other [[social media]]. Ziminski is a longtime veteran [[community organizer]] for the [[Antifa]] domestic terrorism organization. Ziminski has an extensive criminal background and sports a tatoo of an upside cross on his forehead and the word "SIN". On the night of the of the deadly assaults on Kyle Rittenhouse, Ziminski was out of jail on $1,000 bond for illegally discharging a weapon. Ziminski, as was Gaige Grosskreuz, illegally in possession of a firearm the second night of the riot. Ziminski's wife, Kelly Ziminski was returned to jail on a probation violation for being in attendance at the riot. Joshua Ziminski was charged with [[arson]] by assistant district attorney Thomas Binger. |
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| − | Ziminsky is heard and seen in multiple videos shouting, "Get him!" to Anthony Huber, Gaige Grosskreuz, and Maurice Freeland, who was referred to as "jump kick man" in the trial. The trio were among several Antifa/Black Lives Matter terrorists who assaulted Rittenhouse with intent to cause grave bodily injury or harm shortly after Rittenhouse told Grosskreuz he was running to the police to surrender himself after the self-defense shooting of JoJo Rosenbaum. Ziminsky, a key conspirator in the incitement of the Kenosha riots and a material fact witness, was never called to testify in the Rittenhouse trial. It was Ziminsky who fired the first shot behind Rittenhouse seconds before Rittenhouse turned to see JoJo Rosenbaum lunging for his weapon. Several witnesses, as well as video tape evidence, show Ziminsky and Rosenbaum working together to commit multiple felonious acts of arson to private property throughout the evening.
| + | Ziminski is heard and seen in multiple videos shouting, "Get him!" to Anthony Huber, Gaige Grosskreuz, and Maurice Freeland, who was referred to as "jump kick man" in the trial. The trio were among several Antifa/Black Lives Matter terrorists who assaulted Rittenhouse with intent to cause grave bodily injury or harm shortly after Rittenhouse told Grosskreuz he was running to the police to surrender himself after the self-defense shooting of JoJo Rosenbaum. Ziminski, a key conspirator in the incitement of the Kenosha riots and a material fact witness, was never called to testify in the Rittenhouse trial. It was Ziminski who fired the first shot behind Rittenhouse seconds before Rittenhouse turned to see JoJo Rosenbaum lunging for his weapon. Several witnesses, as well as video tape evidence, show Ziminski and Rosenbaum working together to commit multiple felonious acts of arson to private property throughout the evening. |
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| − | 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 Ziminski 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 Zaminski 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 Zaminski'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> |
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| − | 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> | + | Just prior to Zaminski's January 31, 2022 trial date for jury selection, Zaminski 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 Zaminski 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> |
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| | ==Rush to judgement== | | ==Rush to judgement== |