Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse trial bans MSNBC from court...
Nov 18, 2021 15:02:45 GMT -5
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Post by jjas on Nov 18, 2021 15:02:45 GMT -5
...after freelance producer pulled over for following jury bus.
www.cnn.com/2021/11/18/us/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-thursday/index.html
www.cnn.com/2021/11/18/us/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-thursday/index.html
The judge overseeing Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial banned MSNBC from the courtroom Thursday, a day after an employee for the network told police he was instructed to follow the jury bus.
In court Thursday, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder said a man was driving about a block behind the jury bus on Wednesday evening and went through a red light. The man was pulled over by police and told them he worked for NBC News and had been instructed by his boss to follow the jury bus, the judge said.
Schroeder said no one from MSNBC would be permitted into the building for the rest of the trial as the matter is under further investigation. He said following a jury bus is an "extremely serious matter" and would be referred to authorities for further action.
"This is a very serious matter and I don't know what the ultimate truth of it is, but absolutely it would go without much thinking that someone who is following the jury bus -- that is a very, it's an extremely serious matter and it will be referred to the proper authorities for further action," Schroeder said.
In court Thursday, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder said a man was driving about a block behind the jury bus on Wednesday evening and went through a red light. The man was pulled over by police and told them he worked for NBC News and had been instructed by his boss to follow the jury bus, the judge said.
Schroeder said no one from MSNBC would be permitted into the building for the rest of the trial as the matter is under further investigation. He said following a jury bus is an "extremely serious matter" and would be referred to authorities for further action.
"This is a very serious matter and I don't know what the ultimate truth of it is, but absolutely it would go without much thinking that someone who is following the jury bus -- that is a very, it's an extremely serious matter and it will be referred to the proper authorities for further action," Schroeder said.
