Darrell Brooks trial: Never-before-seen video reveals chilling moment when Waukesha suspect was arrested
WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN: Prosecutors have now revealed a never-before-seen video of Waukesha suspect Darrell Brooks' arrest in November 2021. On the 11th day of the trial, a key witness also told the jurors how he let Brooks into his home just after the parade attack. In a video, Brooks can be heard saying on the Ring video of a home he approached, "I called an Uber, and I'm supposed to be waiting for it over here, but I don't know when it's coming. Can you call Uber for me please? I'm homeless."
Prosecutors also presented a video of the moment Brooks begged to be let inside the home right after the attack, WISN reported. "I let him come inside and warm up. I just tend to believe people, and I'm from a small town, and we had people that need help all the time," Waukesha resident Daniel Rider said.
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Rider recalled how he made a sandwich for Brooks, gave him a coat and a cellphone so he could call his mother. "He was thanking me. He was grateful. He said 'Thanks so much for showing me love, man,' called me bro," Rider said. However, eventually realizing something may be wrong, Rider told Brooks to wait outside for his Uber.
According to Big Bend police Officer Rebecca Carpenter, word soon spread about a man going door to door. She then spotted Brooks on Rider's porch. "He appeared to be rather agitated. He was moving back and forth on the porch and gesturing," Carpenter said.
"Get on the ground," Carpenter says on body camera video. "What did I do, what did I do?" Brooks asked. Officers then cuff Brooks on the ground at gunpoint. A sandwich, ID, credit cards and a car key were found on him.
Brooks challenged Carpenter during cross-examination about who they were looking for. "Do you recall why the suspect was being detained?" Brooks said. "Because you matched a description that was broadcast over the police radio of a suspect involved in the parade incident," Carpenter said. "So, as far as you knew at the time, it could have been mistaken identity?" Brooks said. "It could have been, but it was not," Carpenter said.
Brooks drove his SUV through a Christmas Parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing six people and injuring over 40. The SUV reportedly knocked down and injured several people including youngsters waving pompoms and a group of 'Dancing Grannies'. Brooks was later found by cops with the key to a Ford vehicle. He happens to be a career criminal and rapper who performs under the stage name MathBoi Fly.
Videos of the horrific incident, which are viral on social media, show a red Ford Escape smashing through white barricades before racing down the road toward a high school marching band. The car drove right through the parade as screams filled the air, running over people and driving away as the crowd scattered.
Brooks has been representing himself since last week and has avoided discussing himself in the first person. The 40-year-old recently walked back his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, Law&Crime reported. He was thrown out of court on multiple occasions by judge Jennifer Dorow for being disruptive for the purpose of delaying the trial. Brooks is facing multiple charges, including first-degree intentional homicide charges for killing six people. The victims of the tragedy were Jackson Sparks, 8, Tamara Durand, 52, Jane Kulich, 52, Leanna “Lee” Owen, 71, Virginia Sorenson, 79, and Wilhelm Hospel, 81.