Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse Case Drops Major Charge Ahead of Closing Arguments, Then Defense Motions for ‘Mistrial’

Kenosha County Judge Bruce Schroeder, the judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, dismissed the firearms charge against the defendant on Monday.

In addition to the weapons charge, Rittenhouse is charged with killing two men and injuring a third man during a Black Lives Matter riot in Kenosha, Wiscons...