WAUKESHA, Wis. - Witness testimony resumed Tuesday morning, Oct. 18 in the Darrell Brooks trial, charged in the November 2021 Waukesha Christmas parade attack.
At least one more day of state witnesses is expected before prosecutors plan to rest their case. WARNING: Some of the language in the stream above may not be suitable for all viewers.First to take the stand on Tuesday was Detective Jay Carpenter.
The state proceeded to play an audio recording of Brooks speaking with Carpenter with two FBI agents at Waukesha Memorial Hospital.Audio from an FBI interview of Darrell Brooks was played in court for the state's case.During the audio interview played in court, Brooks had light chatter with the FBI – talk that included Brooks' children, where he went to high school, and even Brooks mentioning this is the first time he's ever talked with anyone from the FBI.
After the audio files were played for the jury, more video clips of the FBI interview were also presented as evidence. Following the playing of those audio files, the state questioned the detective – and also played video files of the interview.