Rittenhouse trial judge rules on lesser-charge request

The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial has ruled against a bid by the prosecution for the jury to consider a lesser charge in the shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum – one of two men the teenager is accused of killing.Rittenhouse’s defense rested their case on Thursday after presenting evidence that the then-17-year-old acted in self-defense when he shot and killed two people during violent protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year. Prosecutors were seeking to add lesser charges