Court commissioner sets $2M bail for 17-year-old charged with killing 2 people during Kenosha unrest

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    FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 file photo, Kyle Rittenhouse carries a weapon as he walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. The way his lawyers tell it, the teenager wasn't a scared, gun enthusiast in over his head when he fatally shot two protesters. He was a courageous defender of liberty, a patriot exercising his right to bear arms amid chaos in the streets. But some legal experts say Rittenhouse's lawyers are taking big risks by turning a fairly straightforward self-defense case into a sweeping political argument that mirrors the law-and-order re-election campaign of President Donald Trump. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP)

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    A Kenosha County court commissioner set bail at $2 million bail Monday afternoon for the 17-year-old accused of shooting three protesters, killing two of them during civil unrest in Kenosha in late August.

    The defendant, Kyle Rittenhouse, is charged with five felonies in connection to the shooting.

    Rittenhouse was extradited to Kenosha from Illinois following a judge’s order last week.

    Rittenhouse’s next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 3 at 10:30 a.m.