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Several Kenosha schools go virtual ahead of Rittenhouse verdict


Kyle Rittenhouse, center, pulls out his chair for a meeting Judge Bruce Schroeder called during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)
Kyle Rittenhouse, center, pulls out his chair for a meeting Judge Bruce Schroeder called during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)
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WASHINGTON (SBG)- Five schools in Kenosha, WI have shifted to virtual learning ahead of the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.

The jury wrapped up around 4 p.m. Thursday after almost 24-hours of deliberation heading into day four.

Kyle Rittenhouse faces life in prison for shooting and killing two people and injuring a third during a protest in Kenosha last summer. He has testified that he fired the shots in self-defense when the men came after him.

Rittenhouse’s defense team has called for a mistrial, saying they received a lower-quality copy of video than the one used by the prosecution.

"We didn't have the quality of evidence that the state had until the case had been closed,” the defense argued.

Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder did not immediately rule on the request, but earlier today, he banned MSNBC from the courtroom for the remainder of the trial after a freelance producer was pulled over by police for following the jury's bus.

"Last night, a freelancer received a traffic citation. While the traffic violation took place near the jury van, the freelancer never contacted or intended to contact the jurors during deliberations, and never photographed or intended to photograph them,” NBC News said in a statement.

The organization says they will fully cooperate with authorities as they investigate the incident.

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