Kyle Rittenhouse

Michael Hart, a defense attorney unaffiliated with the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, joined FOX6 News at 4. He discussed the likelihood of a mistrial being declared and the still-pending jury verdict.

FOX6 News has learned Jo-Ellan Dimitrius, a jury consultant, has been working with the Rittenhouse defense team. The veteran trial expert helped select the jury that acquitted O.J. Simpson.

Passions flared outside the Kenosha County Courthouse on the second day of jury deliberations in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a case that has been polarizing from the beginning.

Kyle Rittenhouse's attorneys asked the judge on Wednesday to declare a mistrial before the jury reaches a decision, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a key video from prosecutors.

The judge joked with jurors prior to leaving the courtroom -- in order to allow them to view video evidence without anyone else in the chamber.

FOX6 News cameras spotted Wisconsin National Guard troops training Wednesday, Nov. 17 as jury deliberations continued in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.

Michael Hart, a defense attorney unaffiliated with the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, joined FOX6 News at 4. Wednesday, Rittenhouse's defense stated its intent to request a mistrial.

The defense team representing Kyle Rittenhouse on Wednesday indicated it will ask for a mistrial. A piece of video evidence used in the case being disputed.

Kenosha County Judge Bruce Schroeder spoke once again about the process of Kyle Rittenhouse selecting numbers from juror tumbler.

Kenosha County Judge Bruce Schroeder took time on Wednesday, Nov. 17 to talk about what he called misinformation about ruling on a mistrial motion.

Battered and burned during last year's unrest, Kenosha's uptown neighborhood felt the brunt of the destruction, including the destruction of local businesses, but there's no rush to board up while waiting on a verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.

Political leaders from Kenosha to Madison are trying to prepare for whatever reactions come from the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. The governor ordered roughly 500 Wisconsin National Guard troops to be ready on standby, and police departments are watching the trial.

Demonstrators on both sides of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial assembled outside of the Kenosha County Courthouse.

The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial deliberated a full day on Tuesday without reaching a verdict over whether he was the instigator in a night of bloodshed in Kenosha or a concerned citizen who came under attack while trying to protect property.