Illinois judge OKs teen shooter's extradition

(30 Oct 2020) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4295188 An Illinois judge on Friday ordered the extradition of a 17-year-old accused in the fatal shooting of two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin.   The ruling in Kyle Rittenhouse's case came hours after a hearing at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Illinois. Video cameras were not allowed in the courtroom. Protesters chanted and waved banners and signs outside the courthouse. Defense lawyers sought to persuade Judge Paul Novak to block their client's transfer to Wisconsin to face homicide charges.   Rittenhouse's attorneys argued he acted in self-defense on Aug. 25 when he opened fire during unrest after the shooting of an Black man by a white police officer in Kenosha. They said the charges are politically motivated and that extraditing the teenager would violate his constitutional rights.   Lake County prosecutors have said those arguments were irrelevant on the question of extradition and that it's the role of a Wisconsin judge, not one in Illinois, to decide whether there are sufficient grounds for charges. In Wisconsin, Rittenhouse faces first-degree intentional homicide for fatally shooting two protesters, which carries a life prison sentence. He is also charged with attempted intentional homicide in the wounding of a third protester. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...