WAUKESHA, Wis. - Convicted Waukesha Christmas parade attacker Darrell Brooks will pay more to the victims of his crimes.
That is the decision of a Waukesha County judge after a restitution hearing on Thursday, April 13. In November 2021, Brooks drove an SUV through the Christmas parade route.
Six people were killed – and more than 60 others were injured. Darrell Brooks On Thursday, the Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow decided Brooks will pay $523,293.01 in total to compensate the victims.
That includes the roughly $171,000 in restitution and other court costs assigned in the Brooks sentence. Brooks’ attorney had argued his client has no money – and adding more restitution would only create more paperwork.Judge Jennifer Dorow Thursday's hearing marks the first time since Brooks fired his public defenders before trial that he has appeared with an attorney.