This footage shows the jury bus incident that led to MSNBC being banned from the Kenosha County Courthouse during the murder trial of 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse.

The Kenosha Police Department in Kenosha, Wisconsin released the bodycam footage of the police traffic stop of 62-year-old James Joseph Morrison.

Officers questioned the man, who said he was a producer with NBC News, after he allegedly jumped a red light in suspected pursuit of the bus carrying the 12 anonymous jury members.

The incident led Judge Bruce Schroeder to ban the news channel MSNBC, which provides NBC News coverage, from the Kenosha County Courthouse the following day.

Morrison is due in court this month for violating a red traffic light. He is not charged with communicating with jurors, as the police stopped him from potentially doing so.

Following the incident, NBC News issued a statement saying: "We regret the incident and will fully cooperate with the authorities on any investigation."

The trial ended up with Rittenhouse being acquitted of all charges, which included first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree intentional homicide, and attempted first-degree intentional homicide.

The trial divided the country along party political lines, with a poll finding that two-thirds of Republicans thought he should be acquitted and three-quarters of Democrats thought he should be convicted.

November 17, 2021
Kenosha, WI
Source: Kenosha Police Department

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