WAUKESHA, Wis. - Witness testimony will resume 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. On Tuesday, jurors will hear what Brooks said to FBI agents hours after the attack.
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.Detective Jay Carpenter 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.