It was the first court appearance in Wisconsin for Kyle Rittenhouse since he was ordered extradited from Illinois on Friday. Presiding over the hearing, Kenosha County Commissioner Loren Keating said that a “very significant cash bond is necessary to assure this defendant’s appearance in court, as the court does believe that he is a flight risk.” Rittenhouse’s attorney, Mark Richards, argued for lower bail, saying that his client’s unsuccessful attempt to turn himself in to Kenosha police during the street disturbances where the killings took place, suggest he would not flee.
