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Days before the parade incident, Brooks had been released on the light bail after he was charged with striking the mother of his child with the same SUV used in the parade attack.  Chisholm attempted to lay the blame for Brooks’ light bail at the feet of a rookie prosecutor identified as Michelle Grasso.  He said that when setting Brooks’ $1,000 bail two weeks before the parade attack, Grasso saw that his most recent prior bail was $500 so she decided to double that. Chisholm also said that Grasso did not have access to risk management data that would have likely led to her deciding to keep him in jail.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10331061/Group-seeks-oust-prosecutor-Wisconsin-parade-crash.html</ref>

Days before the parade incident, Brooks had been released on the light bail after he was charged with striking the mother of his child with the same SUV used in the parade attack.  Chisholm attempted to lay the blame for Brooks’ light bail at the feet of a rookie prosecutor identified as Michelle Grasso.  He said that when setting Brooks’ $1,000 bail two weeks before the parade attack, Grasso saw that his most recent prior bail was $500 so she decided to double that. Chisholm also said that Grasso did not have access to risk management data that would have likely led to her deciding to keep him in jail.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10331061/Group-seeks-oust-prosecutor-Wisconsin-parade-crash.html</ref>

===In court: Oct 2022===

===In court: Oct 2022===

After being found mentally competent to stand trial, Brooks was allowed to represent himself.  In his own defense, Brooks attempted to use a 'sovereign citizen' defense.<ref>https://youtu.be/jm-E3FNUIvs</ref><ref name=pm-oct21>[https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-terrified-judge-in-waukesha-massacre-case-calls-recess-after-darrell-brooks-stares-her-down BREAKING: Terrified judge in Waukesha massacre case calls recess after Darrell Brooks stares her down], ''PM'', Oct 21, 2022.</ref>  Brooks repeatedly questioned the jurisdiction of the court, the judges oath, and demanded to see the law licenses of the judge and prosecutors. Brooks claimed a [[6th Amendment]] right to face his accusers, The State of Wisconsin, and demanded the State of Wisconsin appear in the courtroom.  Brooks denied that he was the same person as the name that appeared in all caps on various documents.

After being found mentally competent to stand trial, Brooks was allowed to represent himself.  In his own defense, Brooks attempted to use a 'sovereign citizen' defense.<ref>https://youtu.be/jm-E3FNUIvs</ref><ref name=pm-oct21>[https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-terrified-judge-in-waukesha-massacre-case-calls-recess-after-darrell-brooks-stares-her-down BREAKING: Terrified judge in Waukesha massacre case calls recess after Darrell Brooks stares her down], ''PM'', Oct 21, 2022.</ref>  Wisconsin doews not allow for a 'stand by' attorney in ''pro se'' case.  On the first day of the trial, Brooks took off his shirt in the courtroom. 

 

Brooks repeatedly questioned the jurisdiction of the court, the judges oath, and demanded to see the law licenses of the judge and prosecutors. Brooks claimed a [[6th Amendment]] right to face his accusers, The State of Wisconsin, and demanded the State of Wisconsin appear in the courtroom.  Brooks denied that he was the same person as the name that appeared in all caps on various documents.

[[YouTube]]r [[Nick Reketia]], who covered the [[Kyle Rittenhouse]] trial, was carrying live coverage of the trial when YouTube deleted his channel in the midst of the broadcast.<ref>https://youtu.be/6ruhpuyK9yk</ref>

[[YouTube]]r [[Nick Reketia]], who covered the [[Kyle Rittenhouse]] trial, was carrying live coverage of the trial when YouTube deleted his channel in the midst of the broadcast.<ref>https://youtu.be/6ruhpuyK9yk</ref>