MILWAUKEE —
Less than 24 hours after a Waukesha Judge sentenced Darrell Brooks to six consecutive life sentences for the parade attack last November, Brooks was back in court Thursday — this time in Milwaukee and strapped to a wheelchair.
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Unlike his self-representation during the three-and-a-half-week trial in Waukesha, Brooks has two public defenders for his Milwaukee County cases.
There are three open cases. Two run concurrently.
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Brooks is accused of shooting at a relative in 2020 and hitting his ex-girlfriend Erika Patterson with the same red SUV he used in the parade attack two weeks prior to the parade.
Brooks is also facing a felony charge for intimidating a witness. Prosecutors said he threatened Patterson for helping police in their investigation.
These cases were set for trial next month, but Brooks’ public defenders told the court Thursday they won’t be ready.
“We all know where Mr. Brooks has been the last month, and over that month, just out of a courtesy because he was focusing on other things being his own attorney there in Waukesha, we didn’t speak with him because he was busy. Since the verdict was read, got back in touch with Mr. Brooks and speaking again and dealing with this case and asking for an adjournment so that we can not get into how we want to handle the case in front of your honor and also Judge Havas,” public defender Robert Hampton said.
Prosecutors and Judge David Feiss had no issue with the adjournment.
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Brooks is scheduled to be back in Milwaukee County Court in February. In the meantime, a legal analyst said it would be unusual for these cases to go to trial given Brooks’ life sentences without parole.
“If somebody gets a life without parole sentence, prosecution in the second case that remains either brings the charge down to something completely manageable and recommends a concurrent sentence, and the defendant resolves that case. Or they’ll even consider dismissing the case because the person spending the rest of their life in prison,” said Craig Mastantuono with Mastantuono Coffee & Thomas Law Firm and is not associated with the case.
During Wednesday’s sentencing Brooks spoke for two hours telling the judge he needs help for his mental health issues.
On Thursday, he was silent in court.
WISN 12 News has confirmed he’s back in the Waukesha County Jail while the Department of Corrections figures out his long-term placement.
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