Waukesha Parade Massacre Defendant Demands The Case Be Suspended Because The Victims Aren't In Court

Michael Ruiz
Thu, October 13, 2022 at 8:55 PM·2 min read
Darrell Brooks Jr., the 40-year-old Milwaukee man accused of killing six people and mowing down dozens more at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last year, raged in court and called into question the credibility of witnesses while cross-examining them in court Thursday.

Brooks, who is representing himself, has repeatedly interrupted the court since the very beginning of his trial. On multiple occasions, Judge Jennifer Dorow has ordered him out the courtroom.

During the proceedings Thursday, she allowed him to speak at length but ultimately dismissed most of what he said as irrelevant, according to a transcript provided by FOX 6 Milwaukee.

Brooks also repeatedly interrupted Dorow, finally beginning a 50-minute rant and asserting that the court had a conflict of interest, and he had not been able to "face his accuser." At one point, he told the court he moves "for this case to be dismissed" on the grounds that he did not receive "certified copies" of court documents and claimed that "there are many other victims that are not talked about."