Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks WILL stand trial for murder, probable ...

Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks WILL stand trial for murder, probable ...
Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks WILL stand trial for murder, probable ...

Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks will stand trial for murdering six, a probable cause hearing has ruled - with the court also told shocking details of his behavior after the attack.

Friday's hearing in Waukesha County Court ruled prosecutors had presented 'ample' evidence that Brooks had deliberately mown down and killed six victims at the November 2021 Christmas parade.

 The court also heard for the first time how Brooks had red-eyes and smelt of weed when he was arrested - and how he had struggled to look at photos of his victims' remains shown to him by detectives.  

Brooks' attorney, public defender Anna Kees, argued that Brooks was high during the incident, noting that officers who arrested him noticed he smelled of marijuana and his eyes were red and glassy. 

Darrell Brooks, 39, will face trial for murdering six at Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin

Darrell Brooks, 39, will face trial for murdering six at Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin

Prosecutors have presented 'ample' evidence to show probably committed felonies, Waukesha County Court Commissioner Kevin Costello said at the end of a preliminary hearing

Prosecutors have presented 'ample' evidence to show probably committed felonies, Waukesha County Court Commissioner Kevin Costello said at the end of a preliminary hearing

Costello ordered him to appear for an arraignment on February 11 as he was led out of court

Costello ordered him to appear for an arraignment on February 11 as he was led out of court

She maintained that he couldn't turn off the parade route because the side streets were barricaded and full of spectators. She noted, too, that he told detectives that he didn't mean to kill anyone and couldn't bring himself to look when detectives showed him photos of the carnage.

Kees made the admissions about marijuana and Brooks' inability to look at photos of the bloodbath he'd inflicted as evidence that he wasn't of sound mind, but that he had shown remorse afterwards.

She also said that Brooks had continued to plow through the scene because each possible turn off from the main parade route had been lined with spectators watching the annual parade unfold.  

But District Attorney Susan Opper countered that all Brooks had to do was stop the vehicle and even if he was high on marijuana he still committed multiple crimes.

Brooks sat quietly at the defense table in a red jail jumpsuit and surgical mask. He said nothing. Costello ordered him to appear for an arraignment on February 11, where Brooks can enter a plea. He remains jailed on a $5million cash bond.

He faces life in prison if convicted.  

Darrel Brooks faces a total of 77 charges

Darrel Brooks faces a total of 77 charges

He given an additional 71 charges on Wednesday for steering his vehicle through the parade while hanging out the window. 

Brooks steered his Ford Escape for five blocks through the parade route in the Waukesha, Wisconsin, suburb of Milwaukee, on November 21, killing six people and injuring dozens more.

Authorities estimate that the SUV reached speeds of up to 25 mph and said some people landed on the hood, with Brooks carrying them along.  

The criminal complaint also alleged that just before the tragedy, Brooks drove her ex-girlfriend around, steering with one hand and punching her in the face with the other because she didn't post bail for him after he was arrested for running her over and breaking her leg. 

Brooks' ex-girlfriend told investigators that he broke her leg when he ran her over in early November. 

He walked out of jail two days before the parade after his mother posted $1,000 bail. 

Brooks' ex-girlfriend told investigators that the day of the parade, she met Brooks at a Waukesha park and got into the SUV, where they argued about why she didn't bail him out of jail. 

He drove her around, steering with one hand and punching her in the face with the other, the complaint filed Wednesday said.  

Minutes after she got out of the SUV, he drove drove into the parade, according to the complaint.

The ex-girlfriend added that the Escape originally belonged to Brooks' mother but that he lived in the vehicle.

Footage shared online in November, showed some victims just seconds before Brooks plowed through the crowd, as horrified pedestrians tried to get out of the way

Footage shared online in November, showed some victims just seconds before Brooks plowed through the crowd, as horrified pedestrians tried to get out of the way

Prosecutors added dozens of charges Wednesday, January 12. Above, Darrell Brooks, center, is escorted out of the courtroom after making his initial appearance, Tuesday, November 23, 2021 (File photo)

Prosecutors added dozens of charges Wednesday, January 12. Above, Darrell Brooks, center, is escorted out of the courtroom after making his initial appearance, Tuesday, November 23, 2021 (File photo)

Prosecutors suggested that Brooks plowed into the crowd fully aware that his actions would lead to the endangerment and possible death of multiple people.

'All of the victims who were killed and most of the people that were injured were walking right down the middle of the road in plain view,' the complaint said. 

'[The street] was clearly closed to traffic, there were barricades in place and police present to direct motorists for the entire length of the parade route.'

The Christmas parade tragedy was the latest in a series of violent crimes he is tied to going back 22 years and spanning across numerous states.  

Prosecutors charged Brooks with six counts of homicide two days after the parade.

They added 71 new charges against him Wednesday, including 61 counts of recklessly endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon for each person injured at the November 21 incident, along with the six homicide charges, according to court records filed on Wednesday. 

The SUV was found around five blocks from where the parade carnage took place, parked in a driveway

The SUV was found around five blocks from where the parade carnage took place, parked in a driveway

Main Street in downtown Waukesha is seen blocked off with crime scene tape after a car plowed through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 22, 2021

Main Street in downtown Waukesha is seen blocked off with crime scene tape after a car plowed through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 22, 2021

Each charge carries a possible penalty of seven-and-a-half- years in prison. The first-degree homicide

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