Darrell Brooks and those speaking on his behalf are expected to make their statements in Waukesha County court following Brooks' conviction on charges tied to the Waukesha Christmas parade attack.
To begin the day, the prosecution team noted there was one more victim witness statement that was requested to be made by the granddaughter of Virginia Sorenson. Her statement on Tuesday had been interrupted by the clearing of the court due to a threat made at the courthouse. The court agreed to allow that young girl speak – and that statement was read in court once again.When asked, Brooks indicated to the court that four people would be speaking on his behalf – all via Zoom.
Dawn Woods, Brooks' mother, spoke first. She started by speaking about mental illness – that it impacts everyone. Woods called it the "dirty little secret in families that they don't want to talk about."FOX6 News will update this post as new statements or information is provided.
"Every holiday, there will always be an empty chair where Jackson should be…It hurts to breathe sometimes…I'm emotionally and physically exhausted," said Sheri Sparks, mother of Jackson and Tucker. She finished by adding, "Jackson the other victims deserve closure." "Now, I want you to use your imagination a little bit," said David Sorenson, widower of Virginia Sorenson. "When it thunders, I imagine that Jackson is blasting a home run over the fence. When there is a rainbow, I will imagine the Dancing Grannies -- Ginny, Tammy, Lee and Bill -- with them dancing along its lines. When there is a ray of sunshine poking through the clouds, I will imagine it is Jane smiling down on us.
"This man has a history and a pattern of engaging in violence, and it was no different on Nov. 21, 2021," Opper said. "I’m not going to spend a lot of time talking about the attack, and I choose to call it an attack instead of referring to it as the parade. There’s nothing wrong with the parade. The parade is good. The parade is the embodiment of the community.
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