Jurors in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial end third day of deliberation

Jurors in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial end third day of deliberation
Jurors in Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial end third day of deliberation

Jurors ended a third day of deliberation in the Kyle Rittenhouse double murder case showing no sign that they are any closer to reaching a verdict.

Judge Bruce Schroeder sent the seven women and five men home, repeating his mantra that they should not discuss the case with anyone.

One female juror asked if she could take the jury instructions home with her. Defense counsel Mark Richards vigorously shook his head urging Schroder to deny the request.

But after several seconds thought, Schroeder agreed that they could.

After the jurors had left for the day Schroeder remarked that it proved that it was 'a bad habit to ask the jurors if they had any questions.'

Kyle Rittenhouse, center, pulls out his chair for a meeting Judge Bruce Schroeder called during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 18, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Kyle Rittenhouse, center, pulls out his chair for a meeting Judge Bruce Schroeder called during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 18, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Judge Bruce Schroeder alerts the attorneys that a man claiming to be with a major news network was arrested the previous night during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 18, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Judge Bruce Schroeder alerts the attorneys that a man claiming to be with a major news network was arrested the previous night during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 18, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Protestors both supporting him and calling for him to be found guilty have gathered daily on the courthouse steps

Protestors both supporting him and calling for him to be found guilty have gathered daily on the courthouse steps

Richards said his worry was that it could lead to jurors looking in dictionaries in a bid to parse the words of the instructions. Schroeder ruled that the jurors should not take their notes home.

The jury has now been out since Tuesday morning, wrestling with the guilt or innocence of Rittenhouse, who shot two men dead and injured a third during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin in August 2020.

Protestors both supporting him and calling for him to be found guilty have gathered daily on the courthouse steps. Largely they have been peaceful although two people were arrested on Wednesday after a scuffle.

A man was also held on Thursday.

The main excitement of the day outside the court came when a man who has previously only been identified as 'Maserati Mike' turned up and admitted he is a fired police officer from Ferguson, Missouri, the site of race riots in 2014.

Jesse Kline was not on the force during the riots and was fired in 2018 after being charged with stalking a woman and threatening her male companion by poking a handgun into his chest.

Kline had turned up in a black Maserati on Tuesday with an assault weapon which police told him to put away as carrying a weapon in the area outside the courthouse is illegal as it is within 1,000 ft. of a school.

On Thursday he was carrying a large bag which looked as if it could carry the same weapon. When protestors urged him to show what was in the bag, he pulled out a large sex toy and waved it around. 

Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth serves coffee and cookies outside the Kenosha County Courthouse, during the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 18, 2021

Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth serves coffee and cookies outside the Kenosha County Courthouse, during the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 18, 2021

A spokesman for the sheriff's department told DailyMail.com the coffee and cookies were a 'goodwill gesture in the hopes of reducing tensions'. 'It seemed to work,' they said

A spokesman for the sheriff's department told DailyMail.com

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