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Antioch teen charged in killings poses with Ricky Schroder after making bail

KENOSHA, Wis. - An Antioch 17-year-old accused of killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin was seen smiling in a photo with his lawyer and "Silver Spoons" and "NYPD Blue" actor Ricky Schroder after being released from custody by posting a $2 million bail.

Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz during a demonstration Aug. 25 that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. He posted bail through his attorney at about 2 p.m. Friday.

Hour> after being released, L. Lin Wood of Atlanta, a member of Rittenhouse's defense team, tweeted a photo of Rittenhouse, Ricky Schroder and attorney John Pierce, under a title of "FREE AT LAST!!!" Lin earlier tweeted that a donation from Schroder helped put Rittenhouse's bond fundraising effort "over the top."

Rittenhouse told police he was attacked while he was guarding a business and that he fired in self-defense.

He faces multiple charges, including intentional homicide, reckless endangerment and being a minor in possession of a firearm. Wisconsin law doesn't permit minors to carry or possess a gun unless they're hunting. He is due back in court on Dec. 3 for a preliminary hearing.

His case has taken on political overtones. Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement have painted Rittenhouse as a trigger-happy white supremacist. Conservatives upset over property destruction during recent protests have portrayed him as a patriot who was exercising his right to bear arms during unrest.

A legal defense fund for Rittenhouse has raised millions of dollars in donations, and his mother got a standing ovation from women at a Waukesha County GOP function in September.

Antioch teen charged in Kenosha protest slayings posts $2 million bail

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