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Darrell Brooks, 40, received six consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole on Wednesday for driving an SUV through a crowd at the Waukesha, Wisconsin, Christmas parade last year, killing six victims and injuring 61 others.
The aspiring rap artist was convicted on October 26 on six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and 61 counts of reckless endangerment, bond jumping, and battery for a total of 76 charges.
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Judge Dorow sentences Darrell Brooks to six consecutive life sentences to a round of applause from the courtroom pic.twitter.com/bZwdMtc5P8
Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) November 17, 2022
When Waukesha County Judge Jennifer R. Dorow handed down each life sentence, reading the names of each victim, the courtroom applauded. He was also sentenced to 762 years in prison on each endangerment count.
Before being sentenced, Brooks was removed to another courtroom to participate via video because he had become disruptive during the hearing, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
Dorow condemned Brooks’ actions before reading the sentence.
“Frankly, Mr. Brooks, no one is safe from you,” she told him directly. “This community can only be safe if you are behind bars for the rest of your life. … You left a path of destruction, chaos, death, injury, and panic as you drove seven or so blocks through the Christmas parade.”
Brooks, who chose to represent himself in the trial, claimed that he had a history of mental health issues and experienced a difficult childhood while growing up.
