Judge In Kyle Rittenhouse Murder Trial Bans MSNBC From Courthouse

The judge presiding over the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on Thursday banned MSNBC employees from the courthouse, saying someone who identified himself as a producer for the network was caught following a bus carrying jurors.

Judge Bruce Schroeder made the announcement in court on Thursday as the jury deliberated for a third day over whether Rittenhouse, 18, is guilty of felony charges in the shooting deaths of two people and wounding of another during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. Rittenhouse claims self-defense.

The judge said a man named James Morrison was stopped by police Wednesday evening after he ran a red light while driving behind the jury bus.

“He stated that he had been instructed by [a producer] in New York to follow the jury bus,” Schroeder said in court.