Darrell Brooks Trial: Opening statements, state calls witnesses

The state called its first witnesses on Thursday afternoon following opening statements in the homicide trial of Darrell Brooks.

Brooks is the man accused of driving an SUV into the Waukesha Christmas parade last November, killing six people and injuring dozens of others.

He faces 76 charges, including six of first-degree intentional homicide.

Each carries a mandatory life sentence if convicted.

"It sounds corny, but you'll see from the videos, there was a true sense of joy in the air, " said Assistant District Attorney Zachary Wittchow during opening.

"Darrell Brooks killed that joy.

He replaced it with terror, trauma and death.

The evidence is going to show that Mr. Brooks left behind a trail of carnage and chaos." When asked to make his opening statement, Darrell Brooks passed at the chance for now.

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