Police make clear in court filings they believe Darrell Brooks
intentionally drove his SUV toward people to cause greatest harm,
undercutting early narrative of anonymous media sources.
In a prophecy 14 years in the making, the Milwaukee prosecutor whose office let Waukesha parade massacre defendant Darrell E. Brooks off on $1,000 bail for an earlier serious offense admitted his steadfast support for bail reform would one day have deadly consequences.
Chisholm is now among them, admitting the $1,000 bail upon which his office released Brooks, 39, of Milwaukee, for allegedly trying to run over his girlfriend a few days before the tragedy was "Inappropriately low" for a defendant with a lengthy rap sheet dating to 1999.
Brooks may have been involved in an earlier domestic altercation involving a knife, but his actions on Main Street Waukesha suggest he intentionally drove toward the older "Dancing grannies" and young children maimed by his red SUV, according to police and witness statements now filed in court.
A Waukesha officer identified only as "Detective Casey" in court filings recounted how Brooks' car brushed him and the driver ignored his commands to stop before accelerating toward the crowd.
A second policeman, identified in court files as "Officer Butryn," likewise recounted how he also repeatedly demanded Brooks stop his car but was ignored even as the driver honked his horn.
"The vehicle then appeared to rapidly accelerate, as Officer Butryn heard tires squeal," the criminal complaint against Brooks alleges.
Pdf The prior case against Brooks - which resulted in his release on $1,000 bail - likewise alleged Brooks had a propensity to use a motor vehicle as a weapon as prosecutors claimed he ran over his girlfriend during an altercation in early November.
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