Darrell Brooks status hearing Monday for Milwaukee cases
MILWAUKEE COUNTY - The Milwaukee man charged in the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy was back in court on an unrelated case on Monday, Dec. 20.
Darrell Brooks is accused of trying to run over the mother of his child in Milwaukee. This was prior to the Waukesha incident.
A Milwaukee County judge ordered Brooks to make an in-person appearance in Milwaukee County in February 2022. His bail amount was also increased to secure his next court appearance.
Brooks dialed into the Milwaukee County courtroom on Monday. He has several open cases including one where he is accused of attempting to run over the mother of his child in Milwaukee. In November, Brooks' bail amount was set at $1,000. It was an amount highly criticized by the community because it was while he was out on bail that he was charged with running over and killing six people in the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy.
"Terrible and tragic what happened out there. But the bail in Waukesha is already $5 million," Brooks' attorney told the court.
Darrell Brooks Jr.
Brooks' legal representation argued there was no need to have a high bail amount in the Milwaukee County case because he was being held on a significant bail amount in Waukesha. The judge sided with the state saying anything could happen – and a $200,000 bail amount in Milwaukee County was appropriate.
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"Many things could happen someone could decide to be a benefactor of Mr. Brooks and post that 5 million dollars. Someone could win the lottery, someone could do all sorts of things which would secure his release in another county," said Judge Michelle Havas.
The judge also ordered Brooks to make an in-person appearance for a status hearing in the case – and to make an initial appearance on his second open case.
Two weeks ago, Brooks was charged in Milwaukee County for allegedly intimidating a witness. He is accused of making dozens of calls from jail to the victim in the first case. Fourteen of them were intimidating.
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Prior to ending the hearing, the judge reminded Brooks of his no-contact order.
"Just reaffirming that. That still is in place," the judge said.
Brooks has a preliminary hearing scheduled in the Waukesha case on Jan. 14, 2022. He will make that in-person appearance in Milwaukee County on Feb. 2, 2022.
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