But you have to understand, that’s only my reputation that was being destroyed.” “I was tried and convicted in the court of the media. “It sucked because everybody thought I was a woman beater, and I’m not a woman beater,” he said. Schroder said Rittenhouse’s case struck a nerve - he felt mistreated by the media as well after his arrest in May 2019 for allegedly punching his longtime girlfriend, a case that was later dismissed. The teenager was being held in jail until last week when Schroder, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell and others put up the money for his bond. “He was there to defend property from chaos.” Ricky Schroder “He wasn’t there to stop the protests,” Schroder said. With an allegedly illegally obtained rifle, Rittenhouse joined an armed militia group in the Wisconsin city to protect businesses from looting amid unrest stemming from the police shooting of Jacob Blake, who was blasted seven times in the back during a domestic disturbance. I did what any father should’ve done, and that’s get a kid out of jail that doesn’t deserve to be there.” “This boy is innocent and he will be proven innocent.
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Schroder, an avid supporter of gun ownership and 30-year NRA member, said during an exclusive telephone interview with The Post that he’s putting up “hundreds of thousands” of dollars for the bond and the 17-year-old’s legal defense as he awaits trial on murder charges in the deaths of two protesters and the wounding of a third on Aug. “Silver Spoons” actor Ricky Schroder on Tuesday defended his role in getting Kenosha, Wisconsin, killer Kyle Rittenhouse freed on a $2 million bond, saying he was “infuriated” when he saw the teenager being vilified in the press. Kyle Rittenhouse blasts Biden for not returning calls to 'sit down and talk' Kyle Rittenhouse blasts Biden for turning 'blind eye' to Hunter dealings Proposal to memorialize man killed by Kyle Rittenhouse tabled after meeting chaosĪccused subway shooter bought $93 worth of smoke bombs, other fireworks in Wisconsin