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A video that went viral from a man who alleges he is the nephew of George Floyd raised eyebrows for seeming to suggest that jurors in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial could be exposed depending on the final verdict.
The now-deleted video was shared on Twitter showing Cortez Rice saying he knows people at the trial and that there are “cameras in there,” seeming to imply that jurors will allegedly be doxxed if they don’t deliver “the same results.”
“I ain’t even gonna name the people that I know that’s up in the Kenosha trial. But it’s cameras in there. It’s definitely cameras up in there. There’s definitely people taking pictures of the juries and everything like that,” Rice asserted in the video. “We know what’s going on, so we need the same results.”
Drone pilot and photographer John Curtis tweeted, “George Floyd’s nephew, Cortez Rice, makes a claim that he knows people taking photos of jurors during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His goal is to dox jurors if they do not convict.”
Curtis went on to elaborate, “Cortez Rice was not blood related to George Floyd but has continuously referred to himself as Floyd’s nephew, although they were merely friends. Rice, a self-professed civil rights activist & advocate for the people, admins a private group on Facebook called ‘United We Walk.'”
George Floyd’s nephew, Cortez Rice, makes a claim that he knows people taking photos of jurors during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His goal is to dox jurors if they do not convict. pic.twitter.com/uwLuV2ftfV
— John Curtis (@Johnmcurtis) November 7, 2021
Cortez Rice was not blood related to George Floyd but has continuously referred to himself as Floyd’s nephew, although they were merely friends.
Rice, a self-professed civil rights activist & advocate for the people, admins a private group on Facebook called “United We Walk”.
— John Curtis (@Johnmcurtis) November 7, 2021
Rice has since deleted the video from social media but it is too late. The video went viral and is now everywhere.
Rice has since deleted the video stream from his Facebook. How silly. The internet is forever.
Receipts below for an archive or the entire video. https://t.co/HsXJgr4EUd
— John Curtis (@Johnmcurtis) November 8, 2021
Senior writer for Townhall.com Julio Rosas is very concerned about Rice’s threat, though he noted that he had not seen any “such activity.”
“I was in the courtroom on Friday and did not see such activity but this needs to be looked into because potential jurors on Monday said they were concerned for their safety/having their identities revealed. He could be talking big on social media but this is a very serious claim,” Rosas tweeted.
On the ground in Kenosha, WI for the start of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
It’s taking place at the courthouse rioters attacked on the night of August 25th. I was dressed a little bit differently the last time I was at the building. pic.twitter.com/9wVzd68agn
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) November 1, 2021
Rice was one of the protesters who reportedly clamored outside the door of Minneapolis Judge Regina Chu’s apartment after she prohibited cameras inside the trial of former police officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot Daunte Wright. Rice listed Wright in his video as one of the ones he’s seeking justice for in the Rittenhouse trial.
This is Cortez Rice, George Floyd’s nephew. he somehow managed to get into an apartment building where a Minneapolis judge lives and live streamed it.
If this isn’t blatant intimidation than I don’t know what is
He has already made threats to doxx Kyle Rittenhouse jurors ccTRN pic.twitter.com/opXLrFOP9m— Daz Leicester (@Daz_Leicester) November 8, 2021
Rittenhouse is currently facing trial on six charges, including first-degree intentional homicide, in connection with the shooting deaths of two people and the injuring of another who attacked him during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August of 2020. The incident followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake, who was left paralyzed. The trial is scheduled to resume Monday.
Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty and his defense attorneys are claiming that the shootings were in self-defense.
One of Rittenhouse’s 20 jurors was dismissed Thursday for making a joke allegedly concerning Jacob Blake to a Kenosha deputy. The juror contended that his quip was unrelated to the case but Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed him anyway.
Prosecutor Thomas Binger told the judge that, “It was my understanding it was something along the lines of, ‘Why did the Kenosha police shoot Jacob Blake seven times?’ Because they ran out of bullets.”
Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse trial boots juror over joke about Jacob Blake https://t.co/rUb3NPcSkh pic.twitter.com/3vn5BcZcHE
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) November 5, 2021
Another juror requested to be dismissed on Friday citing medical reasons, according to Kenosha News.
Netizens sounded off over the purported threat:
Judge needs to declare a mistrial.
— The TDS Doctor 🇺🇸 (@TDSDoctor) November 7, 2021
So he’s admitting to committing a crime or at least to knowing that there is crime being committed. Jury intimidation is a crime. @FBI
— Grand Ol’Flag🇺🇸 (@OlFlag) November 7, 2021
I hope they understand this:
Jury tampering is not only an ethical infraction, but a criminal offense. Depending on states, jury tampering can be a felony offense or a misdemeanor. Penalties for jury tampering may also vary from states to states.— TamiCam🇺🇲 (@megami_shiawase) November 7, 2021
Yeah, so this is illegal. Maybe make a note of that. Also, dude seems like a super upstanding citizen who we should all take seriously.
— Call me Karen (@KatiaZatuliv007) November 7, 2021
They just admit to witness tampering and other felonies like they’re at a drive through window placing an order
— Hank (@VoightChicPd) November 7, 2021
Not the smartest thing someone could ever do..confessing to a crime.
— Todd Jentink Jr (@JentinkTodd_JR) November 7, 2021
He seems like an intelligent, articulate, and upstanding citizen. Nothing to see here 💅🏻
— Lady Maga USA 🇺🇸 (@LadyMagaUSA) November 7, 2021
If his goal is to give Rittenhouse cause for a mistrial or appeal, he just did.
This is jury tampering.
— Troubled Sky (@skytroubled) November 7, 2021
The same people that scream for Justice are the same people that resort to violence if they don’t get the outcome they wish for.
— Eddie Mush (@MrEddieMush1) November 7, 2021
They have nothing to fear as there are rarely if ever repercussions for the left.
— John Curtis (@Johnmcurtis) November 7, 2021
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