WAUKESHA, WIS. --
A Milwaukee man accused of killing six individuals and injuring dozens extra when he drove an SUV via a suburban Christmas parade pleaded not responsible Friday to scores of felony fees.
Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, entered the pleas to 77 fees, together with six counts of murder and a number of counts of reckless endangerment, throughout a courtroom look that lasted lower than 5 minutes. Brooks' attorneys filed for a change of venue within the case on Thursday, nevertheless it's not clear when that movement will likely be thought of. He stays jailed on US$5 million bail.
Final month, courtroom Commissioner Kevin Costello stated prosecutors had offered “ample” proof to indicate Brooks most likely dedicated felonies and ordered him to face trial.
In the course of the preliminary listening to, police detective Thomas Casey testified that he and different officers yelled at Brooks to cease as he drove the SUV via the parade in downtown Waukesha on Nov. 21.
He described how the car zigzagged throughout the road for blocks, smashing into marchers from behind and working them over. He stated Brooks injured 61 individuals, together with the six individuals he killed.
Brooks' lawyer, public defender Anna Kees, maintained that he could not flip off the parade route as a result of the aspect streets have been barricaded and stuffed with spectators. She famous, too, that he instructed detectives that he did not imply to kill anybody and could not convey himself to look when detectives confirmed him pictures of the carnage.
Darrell Brooks Jr. seems in Waukesha County courtroom on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 in Waukesha, Wis. (Derek Johnson/Waukesha Freeman by way of AP, Pool)
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