Wednesday 16 November 2022 11:56 PM Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks gets SIX consecutive life sentences for ... trends now
Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks was sentenced to six life sentences after he was found guilty on that same number of counts of intentional homicide.
He was removed from the courtroom on at least two separate occasions as he waited to see his sentence for killing six people, while the judge broke down in tears after reading the stories of his victim.
Brooks, 40, faces life in prison after a circuit court jury in Waukesha, Wisconsin, found him guilty on Oct. 26 of 76 criminal charges, including the six counts of intentional homicide.
Judge Jennifer Dorow, who has clashed with the self-representing Brooks throughout the trial, broke down in tears after recalling having watched scenes of what happened.
Dorow read the names of each of the victims as 'one life sentence for' them when she sentenced him.
It came after Brooks said ahead of sentencing Wednesday that he has suffered from mental illness since he was young and didn't plan to drive into the parade route. He also offered his first apology to the dozens of people who were hurt or lost loved ones during the incident.
She said: 'It's hard not to think about what I watched and not have this reaction.'
Brooks and Dorow butted heads again, with Dorow again having to adjourn to remove him from the court after Brooks interrupted her, accused the judge of lying and saying he didn't consent to the entire process.
He was eventually let back into the sentencing only to be removed one more time, with Dorow explaining that she wanted to give him his Constitutional right to be present at sentencing.
Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks was removed from the courtroom again as he waits to see if he'll be given a life sentence for killing six people, while the judge broke down in tears after reading the stories of his victim
Brooks, 40, faces life in prison after a circuit court jury in Waukesha, Wisconsin, found him guilty on Oct. 26 of 76 criminal charges, including six counts of intentional homicide
Judge Jennifer Dorow, who has clashed with the self-representing Brooks throughout the trial, broke down in tears after recalling having watched scenes of what happened
Brooks told Dorow in remarks that rambled past two hours that he grew up fatherless, poor and hungry in apartment buildings infested with rats and bugs.
He said he has dealt with mental health issues for as long as he can remember and that he was physically abused, though he didn't say by whom. At times he took medication and did short stints in mental health facilities and life was better then, he said.
'People are going to, like I said, believe what they want, and that's OK. This needs to be said: What happened on Nov. 21, 2021, was not, not, not an attack. It was not planned, plotted,' Brooks said, adding later: 'This was not an intentional act. No matter how many times you say it over and over, it was not.'
Brooks also offered his first apology to the victims and their families.
'I want you to know that not only am I sorry for what happened, I'm sorry that
