DAY 15 - Darrell Brooks, who is representing himself in the Waukesha parade trial, will continue to call witnesses. He has up to 10 left on his list. Day 14 Recap: On Thursday, the prosecution called its final witness, Detective Tom Casey. then Darrell Brooks gave his emotional opening statement. He then called two witnesses. 5:51 p.m.: Court ends for the week. Judge Dorow said Brooks will have the opportunity to testify himself, call his mother to stand, or both, Monday morning. She plans to then send the jury home so they can begin the jury instruction conference Monday afternoon. She said that will be done by the end of Monday no matter how long it takes. Dorow said they will start jury instructions Tuesday morning and expects it to take awhile. She did say the state should be prepared to give its closing argument Tuesday afternoon. 5:25 p.m.: Brooks was once again moved to the other courtroom after an outburst, saying the judge and court have no integrity. 5:13 p.m.: Judge Dorow wrapped testimony for the day and read instructions to the jury before it was dismissed.4:25 p.m.: Brooks calls Katrice Babiasz to the stand. She is a law enforcement dispatch supervisor. 3:58 p.m.: Brooks ended his questions of Lazcano. A few minutes later, he called Kathleen Yourell to the stand. She dropped off her children for the Waukesha Christmas Parade. She said she stayed for some of the parade. 3:25 p.m.: Brooks then called Abel Lazcano to the stand. "I saw a red SUV plow over a bunch of people," he said. "Did you see who was driving?" Brooks asked. "Yeah, you’re standing right there," Lazcano testified. 3:11 p.m.: The next Brooks called is Jason Hayes. He is an retail sales associate for a food broker. He attended the Waukesha Christmas Parade with his daughter.2:25 p.m.: The judge calls for a break. "This man right now is having a stare down with me. It's very disrespectful. He pounded his fist. Frankly, it makes me scared."2:03 p.m.: Brooks finishes with Aldrich, the state doesn't cross, and Brooks calls Christopher Bertram to the stand. 1:53 p.m.: Darrell Brooks is back in the main courtroom and questioning his fourth witness of the day, Deanna Aldrich. 1:30 p.m.: Judge Dorow says she wants Brooks to come back to the main courtroom to continue calling witnesses. She said she will ask him three times who the next witness is. Then she called another quick break so could be brought back and the jury could return.1:26 p.m.: Brooks tells the judge that if he can’t be in the main courtroom he won’t call any more witnesses. He continued to argue with judge about the courtroom situation for about 20 minutes. "You made a deliberate decision to represent yourself," Dorow said. 1:09 p.m.: The jury is brought back. Patterson takes the stand and the prosecution says it has no questions for her. She is dismissed. Judge Dorow then had the jury leave the courtroom again. Brooks keeps asking why he is being held in contempt because he is in the other courtroom. Dorow has explained several times that he not being held in contempt. She asked if he wanted to come back into the courtroom to continue calling witnesses. "He has not answered my question directly," Dorow said, so he will remain in the other courtroom. 12:56 p.m.: After after the recess, Brooks was brought back to the courtroom. The judge said she will bring the jury back and that Patterson would retake the stand but ruled that Brooks cannot ask Patterson any more questions. She could be cross-examined by the state, however. After more disruptions, Dorow moved Brooks back to the other courtroom until Patterson is done on the stand. 12:33 p.m.: Dorow takes a short recess before the jury is brought back in. 12:21 p.m.: After the lunch break, Darrell Brooks was moved to the other courtroom and is muted after continued disruptions before the break. Judge Dorow said Darrell Brooks is "pushing the limits of the Court." She also said that questions about the child Brooks and Patterson have in common, the nature of their relationship and whether has been contact since Brooks was arrested will be allowed. 11:07 a.m.: After losing her patience with Brooks, the judge calls for an early lunch break. Trial to resume in one hour. 10:46 a.m.: Judge Dorow excuses the jurors.10:43 a.m.: Brooks is asking numerous questions about Patterson's personal life that the judge has ruled she doesn’t have to answer. 10:10 a.m.: The jury returns. Brooks then calls Erika Patterson, his ex-girlfriend, to the stand. She had a confrontation with him moments before the Waukesha Parade tragedy. 9:55 a.m.: Brooks objected to the order of witnesses scheduled because he didn’t wish to give the court a schedule. Dorow said next witness is his former girlfriend, unless he chooses not to call her. She then called for a break. 9:10: a.m.: Brooks wraps up with first witness and then asked for a moment before continuing. He then called Waukesha police Detective Steven Guth. 8:52 a.m.: The jury comes out and Brooks calls Douglas J. Kolar as his first witness of the day.8:50 a.m.: Darrel Brooks spent 20 minutes arguing with the Judge Jennifer Dorow about his desire to have the case dismissed and claiming there was a "rush to judgment" in the case. Dorow warned Brooks to call his next witness or he will forfeit his opportunity to call them. She also threatened to send him to the other courtroom, calling him disruptive. "Don't roll your eyes at me. Don't sigh at me," she said. He wants his mother, Dawn Woods, to be added to his witness list.8:30 a.m.: Court started for the day. Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedyDarrell Brooks is accused of driving his SUV into the crowd at the Waukesha Christmas Parade, killing six people and injuring more than 60.Brooks, who decided to represent himself in court, faces 77 counts, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of recklessly endangering safety, six counts of hit-and-and-run involving death, two counts of felony bail jumping and two counts of battery.On Nov. 21, 2021, Brooks was allegedly fleeing the scene of a fight near White Rock School.He broke through a police barricade and drove onto the parade route, investigators said.One officer fired three shots at Brooks' SUV in an attempt to get him to stop."As I continued to watch the SUV, it continued to drive in a zig-zag motion. It was like the SUV was trying to avoid vehicles, not people. There was no attempt made by the vehicle to stop, much less slow down," one witness told police, according to a criminal complaint.Police caught up with him less than a mile from the scene after he allegedly ditched his battered SUV.He was arrested without incident.The six people killed were 8-year-old Jackson Sparks, 52-year-old Jane Kulich, 52-year-old Tamara Durand, 71-year-old Leanna Owen, 79-year-old Virginia Sorenson, and 81-year-old Wilhelm Hospel.Duran, Owen and Sorenson were members of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies.In June, Brooks changed his plea to not guilty by reason of mental defect, but withdrew the insanity plea last month, changing it to not guilty. Brooks is facing life in prison if convicted of intentional homicide.
DAY 15 - Darrell Brooks, who is representing himself in the Waukesha parade trial, will continue to call witnesses. He has up to 10 left on his list.
Day 14 Recap: On Thursday, the prosecution called its final witness, Detective Tom Casey. then Darrell Brooks gave his emotional opening statement. He then called two witnesses.
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5:51 p.m.: Court ends for the week. Judge Dorow said Brooks will have the opportunity to testify himself, call his mother to stand, or both, Monday morning. She plans to then send the jury home so they can begin the jury instruction conference Monday afternoon. She said that will be done by the end of Monday no matter how long it takes. Dorow said they will start jury instructions Tuesday morning and expects it to take awhile. She did say the state should be prepared to give its closing argument Tuesday afternoon.
5:25 p.m.: Brooks was once again moved to the other courtroom after an outburst, saying the judge and court have no integrity.
5:13 p.m.: Judge Dorow wrapped testimony for the day and read instructions to the jury before it was dismissed.
4:25 p.m.: Brooks calls Katrice Babiasz to the stand. She is a law enforcement dispatch supervisor.
3:58 p.m.: Brooks ended his questions of Lazcano. A few minutes later, he called Kathleen Yourell to the stand. She dropped off her children for the Waukesha Christmas Parade. She said she stayed for some of the parade.
3:25 p.m.: Brooks then called Abel Lazcano to the stand. "I saw a red SUV plow over a bunch of people," he said. "Did you see who was driving?" Brooks asked. "Yeah, you’re standing right there," Lazcano testified.
3:11 p.m.: The next Brooks called is Jason Hayes. He is an retail sales associate for a food broker. He attended the Waukesha Christmas Parade with his daughter.
2:25 p.m.: The judge calls for a break. "This man right now is having a stare down with me. It's very disrespectful. He pounded his fist. Frankly, it makes me scared."
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2:03 p.m.: Brooks finishes with Aldrich, the state doesn't cross, and Brooks calls Christopher Bertram to the stand.
1:53 p.m.: Darrell Brooks is back in the main courtroom and questioning his fourth witness of the day, Deanna Aldrich.
1:30 p.m.: Judge Dorow says she wants Brooks to come back to the main courtroom to continue calling witnesses. She said she will ask him three times who the next witness is. Then she called another quick break so could be brought back and the jury could return.
1:26 p.m.: Brooks tells the judge that if he can’t be in the main courtroom he won’t call any more witnesses. He continued to argue with judge about the courtroom situation for about 20 minutes. "You made a deliberate decision to represent yourself," Dorow said.
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1:09 p.m.: The jury is brought back. Patterson takes the stand and the prosecution says it has no questions for her. She is dismissed. Judge Dorow then had the jury leave the courtroom again. Brooks keeps asking why he is being held in contempt because he is in the other courtroom. Dorow has explained several times that he not being held in contempt. She asked if he wanted to come back into the courtroom to continue calling witnesses. "He has not answered my question directly," Dorow said, so he will remain in the other courtroom.
12:56 p.m.: After after the recess, Brooks was brought back to the courtroom. The judge said she will bring the jury back and that Patterson would retake the stand but ruled that Brooks cannot ask Patterson any more questions. She could be cross-examined by the state, however. After more disruptions, Dorow moved Brooks back to the other courtroom until Patterson is done on the stand.
12:33 p.m.: Dorow takes a short recess before the jury is brought back in.
12:21 p.m.: After the lunch break, Darrell Brooks was moved to the other courtroom and is muted after continued disruptions before the break. Judge Dorow said Darrell Brooks is "pushing the limits of the Court." She also said that questions about the child Brooks and Patterson have in common, the nature of their relationship and whether has been contact since Brooks was arrested will be allowed.
11:07 a.m.: After losing her patience with Brooks, the judge calls for an early lunch break. Trial to resume in one hour.
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10:46 a.m.: Judge Dorow excuses the jurors.
10:43 a.m.: Brooks is asking numerous questions about Patterson's personal life that the judge has ruled she doesn’t have to answer.
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10:10 a.m.: The jury returns. Brooks then calls Erika Patterson, his ex-girlfriend, to the stand. She had a confrontation with him moments before the Waukesha Parade tragedy.
9:55 a.m.: Brooks objected to the order of witnesses scheduled because he didn’t wish to give the court a schedule. Dorow said next witness is his former girlfriend, unless he chooses not to call her. She then called for a break.
9:10: a.m.: Brooks wraps up with first witness and then asked for a moment before continuing. He then called Waukesha police Detective Steven Guth.
8:52 a.m.: The jury comes out and Brooks calls Douglas J. Kolar as his first witness of the day.
8:50 a.m.: Darrel Brooks spent 20 minutes arguing with the Judge Jennifer Dorow about his desire to have the case dismissed and claiming there was a "rush to judgment" in the case. Dorow warned Brooks to call his next witness or he will forfeit his opportunity to call them. She also threatened to send him to the other courtroom, calling him disruptive. "Don't roll your eyes at me. Don't sigh at me," she said. He wants his mother, Dawn Woods, to be added to his witness list.
8:30 a.m.: Court started for the day.
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Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy
Darrell Brooks is accused of driving his SUV into the crowd at the Waukesha Christmas Parade, killing six people and injuring more than 60.
Brooks, who decided to represent himself in court, faces 77 counts, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of recklessly endangering safety, six counts of hit-and-and-run involving death, two counts of felony bail jumping and two counts of battery.
On Nov. 21, 2021, Brooks was allegedly fleeing the scene of a fight near White Rock School.
He broke through a police barricade and drove onto the parade route, investigators said.
One officer fired three shots at Brooks' SUV in an attempt to get him to stop.
"As I continued to watch the SUV, it continued to drive in a zig-zag motion. It was like the SUV was trying to avoid vehicles, not people. There was no attempt made by the vehicle to stop, much less slow down," one witness told police, according to a criminal complaint.
Police caught up with him less than a mile from the scene after he allegedly ditched his battered SUV.
He was arrested without incident.
The six people killed were 8-year-old Jackson Sparks, 52-year-old Jane Kulich, 52-year-old Tamara Durand, 71-year-old Leanna Owen, 79-year-old Virginia Sorenson, and 81-year-old Wilhelm Hospel.
Duran, Owen and Sorenson were members of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies.
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In June, Brooks changed his plea to not guilty by reason of mental defect, but withdrew the insanity plea last month, changing it to not guilty.
Brooks is facing life in prison if convicted of intentional homicide.
