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Prosecution rests in Wisconsin parade suspect’s trial

Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow admonishes Darrell Brooks during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks glances at prosecutors during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks glances back at the gallery during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Waukesha Police Detective Tom Casey reacts to a question as he's cross examined by Darrell Brooks in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks argues with Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow (not pictured) during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Lesli Boese, Assistant Waukesha district attorney, right, whispers to Waukesha County district attorney Susan Opper during the Darrell Brooks trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) A video of a vehicle driving through the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade is shown to jurors during the Darrell Brooks trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Defense witness Nicholas Kirby is questioned by Darrell Brooks in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow admonishes Darrell Brooks during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks glances at prosecutors during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks glances back at the gallery during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Waukesha Police Detective Tom Casey reacts to a question as he's cross examined by Darrell Brooks in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks argues with Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow (not pictured) during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Lesli Boese, Assistant Waukesha district attorney, right, whispers to Waukesha County district attorney Susan Opper during the Darrell Brooks trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) A video of a vehicle driving through the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade is shown to jurors during the Darrell Brooks trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Defense witness Nicholas Kirby is questioned by Darrell Brooks in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow admonishes Darrell Brooks during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks glances at prosecutors during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks glances back at the gallery during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Waukesha Police Detective Tom Casey reacts to a question as he's cross examined by Darrell Brooks in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks argues with Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow (not pictured) during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Lesli Boese, Assistant Waukesha district attorney, right, whispers to Waukesha County district attorney Susan Opper during the Darrell Brooks trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) A video of a vehicle driving through the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade is shown to jurors during the Darrell Brooks trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Defense witness Nicholas Kirby is questioned by Darrell Brooks in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow admonishes Darrell Brooks during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks glances at prosecutors during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks glances back at the gallery during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Waukesha Police Detective Tom Casey reacts to a question as he's cross examined by Darrell Brooks in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks argues with Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow (not pictured) during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Lesli Boese, Assistant Waukesha district attorney, right, whispers to Waukesha County district attorney Susan Opper during the Darrell Brooks trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) A video of a vehicle driving through the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade is shown to jurors during the Darrell Brooks trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Defense witness Nicholas Kirby is questioned by Darrell Brooks in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Defendant Darrell Brooks fights back tears as he makes his opening statement to the jury during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Defendant Darrell Brooks takes a moment to compose himself after making his opening statement to the jury during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow admonishes Darrell Brooks during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks glances at prosecutors during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks glances back at the gallery during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Waukesha Police Detective Tom Casey reacts to a question as he's cross examined by Darrell Brooks in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks argues with Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow (not pictured) during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Lesli Boese, Assistant Waukesha district attorney, right, whispers to Waukesha County district attorney Susan Opper during the Darrell Brooks trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) A video of a vehicle driving through the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade is shown to jurors during the Darrell Brooks trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Defense witness Nicholas Kirby is questioned by Darrell Brooks in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow listens as defendant Darrell Brooks questions a witness during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Defendant Darrell Brooks fights back tears as he makes his opening statement to the jury during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Defendant Darrell Brooks takes a moment to compose himself after making his opening statement to the jury during his trial in a Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Brooks, who is representing himself during the trial, is charged with driving into a Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring dozens more. (Scott Ash/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow questions the jury if they are okay with continuing with their duty despite two COVID-19 exposures from jurors during the trial of Darrell Brooks, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at the Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis. Brooks is charged with driving into the Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring many. Brooks is representing himself. (Ebony Cox/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Sue Opper, Waukesha District Attorney, grabs physical evidence to present to Kyle Becker, warrant specialist with City of Waukesha Police Department, during Darrell Brooks' trial, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at the Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis. Brooks is charged with driving into the Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, killing six people and injuring many. Brooks is representing himself. (Ebony Cox/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Darrell Brooks cross examines the state's witness Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at the Waukesha County Circuit Court in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors allege Brooks, 40, killed six people and injured scores of others driving his SUV through a Christmas parade on Nov. 21 in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha. Brooks has been acting as his own attorney. (Ebony Cox/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, Pool)