Category: Waukesha

Man Who Killed 6 at Waukesha Christmas Parade Sentenced to Multiple Life Sentences With No Release

Darrell Brooks, the man who purposely drove his SUV into a crowd at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in 2021, killing six people and injuring many more, was sentenced Wednesday to six consecutive life sentences with no chance of release. Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow sentenced Brooks on 76 charges, which included six counts…


Wisconsin Advances Bail-Reform Constitutional Amendment

An amendment to the Wisconsin constitution that aims to prevent men like Waukesha Christmas Parade massacre suspect from getting out of jail on low bail was approved Tuesday by the state’s Assembly on a 70-21 vote. The lower house of the Wisconsin legislature approved Assembly Joint Resolution 107 and sent it to the state Senate….


Brooks Pleads Not Guilty on 77 Counts in Wisconsin Parade Massacre Case

Darrell E. Brooks Jr. pleaded not guilty on 77 mostly felony charges stemming from the Nov. 21 massacre at the Waukesha Christmas Parade that killed six people and injured 61. Brooks, 39, was arraigned Friday in Waukesha County Circuit Court in a brief hearing before Court Commissioner Kevin Costello. Brooks remains jailed in lieu of…


Brooks Bound Over for Trial in Waukesha Parade Massacre

Darrell E. Brooks Jr. will stand trial on six counts of first-degree homicide and 71 other counts stemming from the Nov. 21, 2021, Waukesha Christmas Parade massacre, Waukesha County Court Commissioner Kevin Costello ruled after an hourlong preliminary hearing Friday. Waukesha County District Attorney Susan Opper and Waukesha Police Department Detective Thomas Casey alleged that…


Waukesha Christmas Parade Attack Suspect Darrell Brooks Faces 71 New Charges

Waukesha Christmas Parade attack suspect Darrell Brooks is facing 71 new charges in an amended criminal complaint filed by prosecutors on Wednesday. Brooks, 39, a convicted felon with a long history of criminal charges, now faces 77 charges in total for allegedly ramming his red Ford Escape into a Christmas parade in Waukesha on Nov….


Residents Petition Wisconsin Governor to Remove Milwaukee DA Over Waukesha Parade Massacre

A group of Milwaukee County residents has petitioned Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to remove their District Attorney John Chisholm from office for alleged “dereliction of duty”. The residents blame Chisholm for allowing career criminal Darrell Brooks out of jail on $1,000 bail just two days before Brooks allegedly plowed his SUV into the Waukesha Christmas…


Former Sheriff Says Milwaukee DA, Court Officials ‘Have Blood on Their Hands’ for Christmas Parade Killings

WAUKESHA, Wis.—The man who served for 15 years as Milwaukee County sheriff said his former colleagues in the Milwaukee district attorney’s office and the circuit court system “have blood on their hands” for letting Darrell E. Brooks Jr. out on low bail two days before he allegedly mowed down and killed six participants—including an 8-year-old…


Community Fund Raises More Than $4.5 Million for Victims of Christmas Parade Attack

The United for Waukesha Community Fund has raised more than $4.5 million for the victims of the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack in just two weeks. Donations from across America and the rest of the world poured in after the tragic incident in Wisconsin on Nov. 21 when a man, allegedly Darrell Brooks, rammed his red Ford Escape into…


Accused Wisconsin Parade Killer Says He Feels ‘Demonized’ as Mother Releases Letter

The man witnesses say plowed his vehicle into a parade in Wisconsin last month told reporters in his first interview after being charged that he thinks he’s being demonized. “I just feel like I’m being monster—demonized,” Darrell Brooks told Fox News in a jailhouse talk in Waukesha. He also said he feels “dehumanized.” Brooks is…


How Milwaukee System Twice Set Free Waukesha Massacre Suspect

When Darrell Brooks allegedly rammed his SUV into the Waukesha Christmas Parade—killing six people and injuring dozens—he had two open violent felony cases at Milwaukee County Circuit Court. In one open felony case, Brooks allegedly fired his handgun into a moving car. In the other, he allegedly ran over the mother of his child—with the…