Waukesha parade killer Darrell Brooks got $1,000 bail despite scoring 6 out of 6 on risk of new criminal activity in bond assessment and 4 out of 6 on likelihood of failure to appear in court, new docs show

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Waukesha Christmas parade killer Darrell Brooks was granted a $1,000 bail despite scoring 6 out of 6 on a risk of new criminal activity assessment and a 4 out of 6 on a failure to appear in court test, documents revealed on Tuesday.

Brooks, 39, who allegedly plowed through the community's annual Christmas parade earlier this month, was charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide Monday after a sixth victim died from his injuries. 

Brooks is also said to have injured 60 people when he slammed his SUV into the crowd on November 21 yet his bail was posted at just $1,000 by court commissioner Cedric Cornwall.

A pretrial assessment completed by Milwaukee County and first obtained by Fox News revealed that Brooks answered 'yes' to all six questions regarding the risk factors when allowing him out on bail.

As shown on the court filing, Brooks' offense was a violent crime, he was pending a charge at the time of the offense, had prior misdemeanors and felony convictions, had previously failed to show up for a court hearing and had served a sentence in jail.

Waukesha Christmas parade 'car killer' Darrell Brooks (pictured), 39, was granted a $1,000 bail despite scoring 6 out of 6 on a risk of new criminal activity assessment and a 4 out of 6 on a failure to appear in court test, documents revealed on Tuesday

Brooks answered 'yes' to all six questions regarding the risk factors when allowing him out on bail. As shown on the court filing (pictured), Brooks' offense was a violent crime, he was pending a charge at the time of the offense, has prior misdemeanors and felony convictions, has previously failed to show up for a court hearing and has served a sentence in jail

The assessment took note of Brooks' criminal history, which spans more than two decades, beginning when he was just 17 years old, and his 'serious and persistent illness in which he is not receiving treatment for'.

At 11 years old, Brooks was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and depression while growing up in a single-mother household in the inner-city of Milwaukee, as reported by the New York Post.

Court commissioner Cedric Cornwall (pictured) posted the shock $1,000 bail

According to Fox, he has served time in prison for convictions related to domestic violence, raping and impregnating a teenager, firearms, drugs and battery. 

He also has a history of skipping court, which was taken into consideration in his assessment determining whether or not he would be likely to appear in court if he were allowed on bail. Brooks scored a 4 out of 6 on the evaluation.

Brooks has an active warrant out of Nevada - where he is a registered sex offender - for skipping a court appearance for another sex crime charge, as reported by Fox. 

After run-ins with the law in Nevada Brooks went to Georgia and then made his way back to Wisconsin, the state where he has been arrested more than 15 times alone for charges including possession of drugs, strangulation and suffocation, battery, illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon and resisting arrest.

He was staying at the American Inn motel in Milwaukee's Lenox Heights with his ex-girlfriend.

Brooks (pictured in court on November 23) was released on a shock $1,000 bail after allegedly plowing through the community's annual Christmas parade. He was charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide Monday after the sixth victim died from his injuries

Social media footage showed the speeding red Ford Escape SUV collide into a group of people marching in the middle of the street during the annual holiday parade in Waukesha, about 20 miles west of downtown Milwaukee

The Christmas parade began on Sunday at 4pm, with participants starting at Main Street and Whiterock Avenue. At 4.39pm, the red SUV was filmed speeding down Main Street. It then smashed into the crowd and sent bodies flying before speeding on towards the end of the parade, where the car broke through barriers

Brooks was allegedly involved in another domestic violence incident with his former lover before fleeing the scene in his red Ford Escape, which he drove into Waukesha and moments later turned the town's festive Christmas parade into a bloody holiday nightmare.

The sixth and latest victim, eight-year-old Jackson Sparks, died from his injuries on Monday.

The other five victims - whose deaths Brooks is also being charged with - were Virginia Sorenson, 79, LeAnna Owen, 71, Tamara Durand, 52, Jane Kulich, 52, and Wilhelm Hospel, 81.

As of Monday seven other children were reportedly still recovering in the hospital, three of which are in serious condition, Children's Hospital Wisconsin confirmed on social media.

Brooks faces life in prison if he is convicted on all counts but in the meantime, his $1,000 bail posting sparked outrage. 

After spending eight months behind bars between July 2020 and February 2021 for shooting at another vehicle on the road after a fight, Brooks found himself out on bail after a bond previously set at $10,000 was dropped to $500 in February due to challenges brought about by the pandemic.

He was then arrested again in Milwaukee on November 2 for hunting down the mother of one of his children at a local hotel. He then followed her down the street with his red Ford SUV - the same vehicle suspected to have been used in last Sunday's tragedy - and allegedly ran her over in the parking lot of a gas station after she refused to get into his car.

DailyMail.com obtained copies of his arrest warrant for that incident on Monday which reveal he followed her to a gas station, punched her 'with a closed fist' and then 'ran her over'.

Brooks was subsequently arrested and charged with five counts including bail jumping, for having failed to meet the terms of one of his many other sets of bail or probation requirements.

However, on November 11, the culpable criminal once again escaped incarceration by posting bail - this time on a $1,000 cash bond.

By November 19 - two days before the Waukesha attack - he was on the streets again; and by November 21, Brooks was allowed back behind the wheel of his Ford.

The sixth victim of the tragedy was Jackson Sparks, 8, who died from his injuries last Tuesday (pictured bottom with his brother Tucker, 12)

Tamara Durand (left), 52, and Leana 'Lee' Owen (right), 71, were two members of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies who died in Sunday's tragedy

Virginia Sorenson (left), 79, was a nurse and member of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies, a group of elderly woman marching in the parade. Wilhelm Hospel (right), 82, the husband of one of the grannies, died from internal bleeding, according to his older brother

Jane Kulich was a Citizen Bank employee who was walking with a parade float before she was fatally struck

The Christmas parade began on Sunday at 4pm, with participants starting at Main Street and Whiterock Avenue. It was always intended to be a short parade, ending half a mile away at the northeast corner of Cutler Park.

At 4.39pm, the red SUV was filmed speeding down Main Street. It then smashed into the crowd and sent bodies flying before speeding on towards the end of the parade, where the car broke through barriers. 

The SUV was found less than five blocks away and the driver was taken into custody but it's unclear exactly where Brooks was being held.

Four of the six people who were killed in the annual Christmas parade were with the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies, including Virginia 'Ginny' Sorenson, Leana 'Lee' Owen, Tamara Durand and Wilhelm Hospel, the husband of one of the Grannies.

Durand last Facebook post which she made just hours before the deadly events of Sunday night show her smiling and holding her pompoms while dressed in a winter coat and hat.

'HERE WE GO!' Durand wrote, adding a few Santa Claus emojis. 'First Milwaukee Dancing Grannies parade! So excited!'  

It was also the first time Durand performed with the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies.

Citizen Bank employee Jane Kulich, 52, was also identified as one of the fatalities. She was representing Citizens Bank in the parade procession when she was stuck and killed, according to her daughter.

On Sunday afternoon, a vigil was held at a memorial in the town as residents gathered to share their thoughts and support one another through grief.

As the time approached 4.39pm, a moment of silence was held remembering the horrific events that occurred exactly one week earlier.

'We will grieve as a community, and we will heal as a community,' Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly said.

Businesses and city council members gave out blue light bulbs to residents, who have been asked to keep them illuminated outside of their homes throughout the holiday period.

'Blue is the color of unity,' the mayor explained. 'Today and through the holidays, we ask you all to show unity with the injured with a simple act, unite with a blue light.'

Earlier today, Brooks' lawyer moved to withdraw from his Milwaukee cases due to a 'conflict of interest' over his 'relationships and familiarities' with the Waukesha victims' families.

Attorney Joe Domask, who previously represented Brooks in Milwaukee for allegedly shooting at his nephew and driving over his ex-girlfriend, filed the motion on November 23, court documents revealed.

However, Domask did not represent Brooks in the Waukesha case where the 39-year-old is accused of mowing down crowds at the Christmas parade. In that case, the suspect remains represented by public defenders Jeremy Perri and Anna Kees.

Domask hinted at the motion last week, shortly after the parade attack emerged, Fox reported. 

Joe Domask (pictured) has filed a motion to withdraw from two of Brooks' open cases in Milwaukee

'Our hearts are broken for all families affected by the tragedy at the Waukesha Parade,' he recently told the news site.

'The Waukesha community is dear to our hearts here, and we joined in their sorrow. And we keep all those affected by this incident in our thoughts and prayers.'

It is unclear if Brooks approached the Milwaukee-based criminal defense lawyer or if the attorney approached him but Domask is currently representing the 'killer' in two cases in Milwaukee. One for allegedly shooting his nephew and another for running over the mother of his child with his SUV.

Brooks allegedly shot his nephew Anaji Brooks over a cellphone argument and was charged with two counts of use of a dangerous weapon and a felony count of possession of a firearm.

He was also recently released on a $1,000 bail after allegedly punching one of his children's mother in the face and then running her over with his car.

After Domask's filing to withdraw, Brooks is now without representation for both of those cases. 

A hearing for Domask's motion is scheduled for Tuesday and Brooks is now being represented by public defenders Jeremy Perri and Anna Kees - the latter of whom was seen putting a comforting arm around him in court as they announced the death of the sixth victim. 

 

Domask filed the motion on November 23 in which the attorney claimed to have both 'direct and indirect' relationships with 'families, groups, organizations, and the communities affected' by Brooks' actions and that it has 'created concurrent conflict of interest' in the case