WAUKESHA, WI (WSAU) – Darrell Brooks Jr., accused of ramming his car into a crowd at the Waukesha Christmas Parade last year, withdrew his insanity plea during a court appearance on Friday.
Brooks is charged with killing 6 people and injuring dozens of others. He faces a total of 71 criminal counts.
His trial is scheduled to begin on October 3.
Brooks told the court that he was not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect during an earlier court appearance last June. That would have triggered a separate hearing to determine Brooks’ mental health at the time of the incident. Withdrawing the plea means a jury will begin hearing evidence and testimony about the attack when the trial begins.
The judge overseeing the case was scheduled to hold a separate hearing to discuss jury selection with prosecutors and defense lawyers. That hearing will be rescheduled.
