» A judge dropped one of four charges, ruling prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to prove second-degree assault after three days of witness testimony.
» Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams made that decision at the trial's midpoint — after the prosecution rested its case, but before Rice's attorneys launched into his defense — by partially granting a defense motion for acquittal.
» He denied the motion as it pertained to involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct charges, though he said his decision on the reckless endangerment count was an "extremely close call."
» The prosecution's rested. Their case against Rice was shorter than its cases against the other officers, in part because both sides agreed to the admission of certain evidence and testimony presented in the previous trials.
» Prosecutors called three witnesses on Monday. Two of them were Rice's co-defendants — Nero and Porter.