(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) A career criminal and attacker of Kyle Rittenhouse was recently injured in a hit and run in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, appearing on local news stations and outing himself, despite his attempts to change his name, the Kenosha County Eye reported.
Criminal Paul Prediger, formerly known as Gaige Grosskreutz, was struck by a car earlier this week. He had changed his name to Prediger after his true name and extensive criminal history were revealed in the Rittenhouse case.
During the 2020 riot in Kenosha, Grosskreutz, an Antifa “medic” had pulled his gun on the then-17-year-old Rittenhouse and got shot as a result.
“I thought the defendant was an active shooter,” Grosskreutz claimed, adding that he did it because he thought he was “going to die.”
Grosskreutz told the judge soon thereafter that he needed to have his name secretly altered so that he could protect himself from alleged “far right” people who were threatening his life.
But after being hit by a car while crossing the street, Grosskreutz decided to make an appearance on WISN 12 ABC news to talk about being run over.
“I went on top of the hood and then was dragged under and stuck underneath the vehicle for a good 20 feet,” he said, noting that he spent several days afterwards in the hospital with a lacerated liver and numerous broken bones.
Over the next several weeks, police located and confronted the driver of the car, who turned himself over immediately.
The offender in the alleged hit and run, Marvin Thomas, was charged Tuesday with two felonies related to the crash. He is holding on a $1,500 cash bail.
He will face two separate felony charges, one for a hit and run and causing great bodily harm, and another for operating a motor vehicle without license and causing great bodily harm.
Thomas could face up to 15 years in prison for his crimes.
Grosskreutz, under his fake identity, also has made a public appeal for public charity, saying the ordeal “has left me temporarily unable to work, and I am facing a challenging road to recovery.”
Those who contribute a minimum of $5 to his GoFundMe page are given access to a special section where they may offer “Words of Support.”
As of Friday afternoon, he had received $1,070 of his $2,500 goal with 25 people donating.
