Rittenhouse’s defense attorney Mark Richards said he is receiving so many death threats that he can’t use his phone.
Richards spoke to Insider and said he can’t count the number of threats against him because “It’s too high”.
The calls reportedly started a few weeks ago. At that point, Richards could “fluff off” threats. After Rittenhouse’s acquittal, they became so frequent that he stopped using his phone.
“By the time I left the courthouse yesterday and started answering my phone, the first three calls were death threats, and I just quit answering my phone,” Richards said.
Richards noted that his wife’s phone was also being targeted with threats.
Besides himself, Richards reported that his client and their legal team are also receiving threats. “Everybody in this case — and when I say that I mean prosecution, defense — to me it’s scary how many death threats we’ve had”.
Rittenhouse’s address has been protected by the judge and he has been given 24-hour security.
“I would love for things to change, for people to talk to one another without fighting, but, unfortunately, I don’t see it changing it any time soon,” Richards said. “I’m going through my emails, there are threatening emails too”.
