Judge refuses to delay trial in Christmas parade deaths
Darrell Brooks Jr. faces more than 80 charges in connection with the incident in Waukesha in November 2021, including six homicide counts. More
April 4, 2022
Darrell Brooks
Darrell Brooks was sentenced to six life sentences plus 762 years for intentionally driving his SUV into a crowd watching a Christmas parade.
Man charged in deadly parade crash says jail isn’t safe
Darrell Brooks wrote that he needs to find a way out before something happens to him and guards “sweep it under the rug.” More
April 1, 2022
Attorneys in Wisconsin parade crash want 2023 trial
Attorneys for Darrell Brooks Jr., accused of killing 6 and injuring dozens more, told a judge they need to push the trial into 2023. More
March 29, 2022
Judge to weigh change of venue in Wisconsin parade deaths
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A judge was set to consider a request Friday to move the trial of a man accused of driving his SUV into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring scores more. Attorneys for Darrell Brooks Jr. filed a change-of-venue motion last month asking that the trial either be moved or […] More
March 11, 2022
Wisconsin Assembly considers bail change after parade deaths
The amendment would require a court to consider the defendant's potential risk to public safety when setting bail. More
February 15, 2022
Man accused in Wisconsin parade deaths pleads not guilty
Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, entered the pleas to 77 charges, including six counts of homicide and multiple counts of reckless endangerment. More
February 11, 2022
Waukesha parade suspect to stand trial for murder
A court commissioner is set to decide Friday whether a Milwaukee man accused of plowing his SUV through a Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring dozens more, will stand trial for murder. More
January 14, 2022
Prosecutors add dozens of charges in Wisconsin parade deaths
A man accused of driving an SUV through a Wisconsin Christmas parade crashed into people head-on, ran them over as they lay on the ground and at one point leaned out his window to steer because someone had landed on his windshield and was blocking his view, prosecutors alleged Wednesday in a criminal complaint that levies dozens of new charges against him. More
January 12, 2022
Suspect in Waukesha parade carnage says he feels ‘demonized’
At the time of the crash, Darrell Brooks, Jr. was out on $1,000 bail in a case in which he is accused of intentionally striking a woman with his car. More
December 2, 2021
Child is 6th death in Waukesha parade crash; suspect charged
Darrell Brooks Jr. rocked back and forth in his seat and cried throughout his court hearing on Tuesday, where he was charged in the deadly Waukesha parade crash. More
November 23, 2021
Waukesha parade crash suspect’s bail raises questions
The suspect in a Christmas parade crash in suburban Milwaukee that killed five people was free on $1,000 bail posted just two days before the deadly event. More
November 22, 2021