Darrell Brooks trial: FBI interview of Brooks; defendant removed from court - FOX 6 Milwaukee

WAUKESHA, Wis. - Witness grounds resumed Tuesday morning, Oct. 18 successful the Darrell Brooks trial, charged successful the November 2021 Waukesha Christmas parade attack. At slightest 1 much time of authorities witnesses is expected earlier prosecutors program to remainder their case. 

There was conscionable 1 witnesser connected the basal for the authorities Tuesday, on with 1 witnesser for the defence – called retired of bid owed to the request for an interpreter.

Tuesday's grounds focused connected instrumentality enforcement interrogations of Brooks aft his apprehension connected Elizabeth Street soon aft the Christmas parade attack. 

State offers informing regarding Brooks' interrogation audio/videos

To statesman the time Tuesday, Brooks again brought up taxable substance jurisdiction, arsenic helium ever does.

Judge Jennifer Dorow noted a 2nd transcript of her written connection connected this substance was provided to Brooks.

"I cognize you saw it due to the fact that you tore it up yesterday," said Dorow. "You are mistaken oregon incorrect astir the instrumentality that it needs to beryllium verified oregon proven. I'm going to proceed with his proceedings whether you judge jurisdiction has been proven for the grounds oregon not."

"It has not been proven," said Brooks.

The authorities past issued a informing astir audio and video that would beryllium played successful court. Deputy District Attorney Lesli Boese noted that she "tried hard" to propulsion snippets from these interviews with Brooks due to the fact that determination were "a batch of references to anterior domestics with Erika (Patterson, Brooks' ex-girlfriend), on with his anterior record, "things that the tribunal has antecedently excluded."

Boese noted that she pulled circumstantial clip ranges truthful that thing that was antecedently ruled inadmissible would travel in.

She said that portion Brooks would evidently person the accidental to cross-examine the witness, him asking for the interviews to beryllium replayed astatine a random timestamp could "open the door" to that grounds that had been antecedently ruled inadmissible. 

"If the suspect brings it retired into the beingness of the jury, past I'm going to beryllium compelled to code it," said Boese, noting that Brooks would beryllium doing truthful "at his ain risk."

The justice reenforce the statements made by Boese.

Brooks was past asked astir a assemblage acquisition that would beryllium work to the assemblage earlier the grounds of Juan Martinez, a Brooks witnesser called retired of bid owed to the request for a Spanish interpreter. This assemblage acquisition had to woody with the interpreter – telling the assemblage the English mentation would beryllium the grounds successful this situation. 

Brooks argued that the "jury should perceive immoderate they request to hear." 

As the assemblage entered Tuesday morning, Brooks fought with Dorow implicit his inmate connection forms. She again advised him she was not the custodian of the records, and helium would request to instrumentality up his concerns with the clerk of courts.   

"This is ridiculous," said Brooks. "Just similar taxable substance jurisdiction hasn’t been proved. Just similar you’re making judicial determinations that you don’t person to beryllium thing by law, which is simply a tacit statement by you, your Honor."

Detective Jay Carpenter, interviewed Darrell Brooks

First to instrumentality the basal connected Tuesday was Detective Jay Carpenter. The authorities proceeded to play an audio signaling of Brooks speaking with Carpenter with 2 FBI agents astatine Waukesha Memorial Hospital.

In that interview, Brooks seems to beryllium amazed that FBI agents person shown up.

"FBI. FBI?!" helium said.

"We’re conscionable benignant of helping retired due to the fact that we’re truthful short-staffed tonight, truthful that’s each it is," an cause said.

"Y’all for real? The FBI for real?" Brooks aboriginal said.

"We get that absorption from astir people," the cause said.

"No origin it’s like, americium I successful a movie close now?" asked Brooks. "Y’all pranking maine oregon something?"

Carpenter past began speaking with Brooks, indicating helium had "one side" of the communicative and needed "Darrell's side." 

In speaking with Carpenter, Brooks had airy chatter, speech that included Brooks' children, wherever helium went to precocious schoolhouse and adjacent Brooks mentioning this was the archetypal clip helium had ever talked with anyone from the FBI. 

"I was conscionable like, I request to get a Uber. I person wealth connected my currency app card. I’m trying to rob anybody! I’m not trying to interruption successful any, and obviously, you tin archer I’m not drunk, I’m not nether the power of anything," Brooks told Carpenter.

Brooks yet told Carpenter helium did not privation to talk with him.

From the hospital, Brooks was transported to the Muskego Police Department.

"Stood by portion immoderate basal aesculapian questions were asked by Muskego PD…" said Carpenter. "Once Brooks was successful his cell, I informed Brooks I would beryllium returning the adjacent day."

Carpenter and Detective Stern returned the adjacent time for different interrogation with Brooks. Carpenter said that morning, helium learned much accusation astir the Frame Park home incidental betwixt Brooks and Patterson that prosecutors accidental preceded the parade attack.

In the 2nd interrogation clip played successful court, Brooks talked astir his job, his kids and his girlfriend.

"Only happening I privation to cognize is wherefore successful the hellhole americium I being charged with anything?" said Brooks, noting Patterson's allegations against him were "total BS."

"She’s the 1 that acts the fool, and I’m the 1 that pays for it!" Brooks added.

Brooks said helium came to Waukesha Nov. 21 to ticker the Packers crippled with a person astatine a house, but helium could not supply the code oregon the past sanction of his friend.

When asked astir Patterson, Brooks said helium was gathering with her due to the fact that she had been holding wealth for him. He said helium told her, "I'm not expected to beryllium astir you."

"I emotion you to death. You my babe mama. I’ll conscionable up with you to get the money. I’m not going to person enactment with you. I’m not going to bent retired with you. None of that," said Brooks.

Brooks again asked to cognize what helium was being charged with.

"Listen, Carpenter, you’ve been consecutive with me. I conscionable privation to cognize what americium I looking at, truthful I tin fto my girls know," said Brooks. 

At this point, the Spanish interpreter was available, truthful Brooks' witness, Juan Marquez, was called retired of order.

Juan Marquez, witnesser for the defense

Juan Marquez testified that helium was marching successful the Waukesha Christmas Parade with his woman and lad with the Catholic Communities of Waukesha. At immoderate point, helium said helium felt thing deed his leg. When Marquez was asked by Brooks if helium remembered what that was, Marquez said, "A vehicle."

Marquez told the tribunal helium could not retrieve what colour the motortruck was that struck him connected the parade route.

Brooks questioned Marquez, asking if it was just to accidental helium did not retrieve thing astatine that time. Marquez said "no."

Brooks besides questioned Marquez connected whether helium filed a assertion successful this incident. He did not remember. Brooks asked if helium considered himself an injured enactment successful this incident, and Marquez said "yes." Marquez said helium did record a constabulary study but did not retrieve with which agency. Brooks asked Marquez if helium had seen a ailment successful this substance oregon whether helium knew the plaintiff.

On cross, Boese asked if Marquez ever heard a horn honking earlier helium was deed by the SUV. He said "no."

Marquez said aft helium was hit, helium was thrown betwixt 15-20 feet and his assemblage "flew done the air." He said his son, David, was besides struck. Marquez had to person country connected his leg.

At this point, Dorow kicked Brooks retired of the courtroom aft informing him to "stop with the commentary."

Brooks tossed from court

"Are you holding maine successful contempt?" Brooks asked the judge.

Dorow noted Brooks interrupted 10 times earlier 10:19 a.m.

"This does not see the commentary nether his enactment related to a assortment of topics," said Dorow.

The justice noted Brooks "objected to each question by the state, and erstwhile the tribunal overruled, his commentary became overmuch much audible, intelligibly showing disrespect for the tribunal and proceedings."

"It has been precise evident that immoderate clip the assemblage has been brought in, Brooks has accused the tribunal of misconduct oregon bias," said Dorow. "This tribunal is not doing immoderate specified thing. He has forfeited his close to beryllium present."

Dorow addressed Brooks' question of contempt, noting that helium faces the anticipation of beingness successful situation and "contempt is not a viable way for the court."

"It would let him to nett from his ain wrongdoing. There would beryllium a hold successful the proceedings. That is not thing this tribunal is adjacent consenting to do," said Dorow.

Court resumed astatine 10:36 a.m. but was again enactment into recess due to the fact that it appeared Brooks wanted to instrumentality to the courtroom. Around 11 a.m., tribunal returned erstwhile again, and Brooks was, indeed, contiguous successful the main courtroom.

"I didn’t bash thing to beryllium successful contempt successful the archetypal place," said Brooks. "Removing maine from the courtroom is similar holding maine successful contempt." 

"I didn’t clasp you successful contempt," said Dorow. 

After being brought backmost into the main courtroom, Brooks argued jurisdiction again, saying it had yet to beryllium proven connected the record; Dorow disagreed.

Detective Jay Carpenter, much Brooks interrogation testimony

The authorities past resumed its nonstop introspection of Detective Jay Carpenter and played much of the interviews with Brooks.

In the adjacent interrogation clip, Brooks talked astir his time successful Waukesha Nov. 21. Brooks said helium came successful a Kia with a friend, noting helium had a licence but not a vehicle.

"My ma doesn’t cognize however to drive," said Brooks. "She doesn’t person a car."

Prosecutors accidental Brooks was driving his mother's reddish SUV successful the parade attack.

Brooks talked astir gathering with Erika Patterson and watching the Packers crippled with his friend.

This interrogation took spot Nov. 22, 1 time aft the Christmas parade attack.

"Yesterday was a mistake," said Brooks. "I should person conscionable watched the game."

"You did not travel retired present successful a tan Kia.  You person a cardinal successful your pouch for a car successful your mom’s name.  For the emotion of God, for yourself and family, archer maine what happened?" said Carpenter successful the interview.

"What americium I being investigated for?" asked Brooks.

"We person been chill this full time…" said Brooks.

"You person lied to us. You came retired successful the reddish Ford Escape. You had the key. I privation to springiness you a accidental to reset, commencement over. You aren’t giving america an close story," said Carpenter.

"All I privation to cognize is americium I charged with anything?" said Brooks. "I’ll archer you thing you privation to know."

In his testimony, Carpenter noted that Brooks did not locomotion to Frame Park to conscionable Patterson, but rather, took the aforesaid SUV that went done the parade route. 

In the adjacent interrogation clip, Brooks acknowledged the reddish SUV for the archetypal time.

"It's my mom's car," helium said.

In the adjacent clip, Brooks said helium was "getting railroaded," again demanding to cognize what was going connected and what helium was being charged with.

"If I archer you… volition you beryllium consecutive up with maine with everything that I’m facing?" said Brooks.

Carpenter testified that Brooks ne'er told him idiosyncratic other was driving the SUV.

In the adjacent video clip, Brooks finds retired that "a batch of radical got hurt" astatine the parade.

"Are you serious?" asked Brooks. "Like, bad? A stroller? So a kid got hurt?"

Brooks past made a gag and laughed.

"I fto him cognize radical got hurt," said Carpenter. "Brooks was not consenting to springiness clarity and contempt america talking astir God, what if idiosyncratic injured his kids, nary of those things were thing to marque him much consenting to talk with us."

Carpenter past showed Brooks a video connected his phone, which helium aboriginal testified showed the SUV going done the parade.

"I recognize my beingness is over," said Brooks. "This is however my communicative ends."

Brooks: ‘Do I person to beryllium present’ for SUV viewing?

After lunch, Waukesha County District Attorney Sue Opper said she would similar to instrumentality the assemblage to spot the reddish SUV connected Wednesday afternoon. 

Opper argued that, conscionable arsenic a weapon would beryllium brought successful arsenic grounds successful a shooting case, "Mr. Brooks has been charged with a unsafe weapon."

Brooks asked whether helium would request to beryllium contiguous for that viewing.

Judge Dorow said she would similar him to beryllium present.

Brooks and Dorow past began arguing again astir Brooks' name, with Brooks telling the justice helium "did not consent" to being called that sanction and Dorow telling Brooks helium had fixed her nary different sanction by which to telephone him, and she was utilizing the sanction connected the charging documents.

Dorow ended the statement and said she would necessitate Brooks to be the viewing of the reddish SUV Wednesday afternoon.

The viewing volition beryllium recorded and placed into the record.

Prosecutors and the justice past noted Brooks inactive needed to supply the tribunal with the clip and time for erstwhile his witnesses should beryllium contiguous to attest successful court. The authorities again said Tuesday day they were prepared to remainder by adjacent of concern Wednesday. Prosecutors noted they needed this accusation from Brooks to springiness his witnesses announcement for clip disconnected work, etc. to testify. Brooks was told helium could not necessitate each witnesses to amusement up connected the aforesaid day. 

Brooks was ordered by Dorow to bring to tribunal Wednesday greeting an outline of "which witnesses you privation Thursday morning, Thursday afternoon, Friday greeting and Friday afternoon."

After arguments from Brooks that helium shouldn't beryllium required to bash this due to the fact that the authorities did not springiness him an outline arsenic to their witnesses, Dorow chopped disconnected the treatment and said, "We are going to determination on."

Brooks past asked, "Are we going to determination connected to taxable substance jurisdiction?"

Dorow past called Detective Carpenter backmost to the basal to proceed his grounds regarding the interviews with Brooks that began Tuesday morning. As the assemblage was brought backmost in, Brooks asked for a sworn affidavit. He continued to marque statements arsenic the assemblage got situated. 

Detective Jay Carpenter, Brooks' cross-examination

After Detective Jay Carpenter took the stand, Brooks began his cross-examination.

Brooks began his cross-examination by asking wherefore the fishy was questioned astatine the infirmary versus the constabulary station. Carpenter noted that Brooks requested aesculapian clearance and "there is simply a risk" with immoderate captive transport, truthful they wanted to debar that risk. Carpenter noted that determination were 4 officers, including himself, astatine the hospital, truthful they were assured they could unafraid Brooks.

He besides asked Carpenter astir modular process successful detaining radical suspected of crimes.

"You conscionable said you effort not to presume until you person each the facts. Is it just to accidental each the accusation you had earlier you were not definite about?"

"I wasn’t definite if you were the operator initially, but I was definite you were involved," said Carpenter.

"And you knew that to beryllium fact?" asked Brooks.

"Yes. The accusation provided was that you were involved," said Carpenter.

Brooks asked astir the value of the FBI being contiguous during his interviews. Carpenter again said determination were concerns this was a panic attack.

Brooks asked what helium meant by "this."

"When you drove your conveyance done the parade and struck people..." said Carpenter.

Brooks noted Carpenter didn’t cognize that astatine the clip arsenic fact. Carpenter said initially, they didn’t cognize if Brooks was driving, but the probe showed helium was. Brooks says initially, constabulary didn’t supply him that information.

Carpenter was asked if the FBI continued their investigation. The witnesser noted it was yet tally strictly by Waukesha police. Brooks asked why.

"My knowing is determination wasn’t a coercion link," said Carpenter.

Brooks asked if Carpenter had ever conducted an interrogation with the FBI present, and helium said not anterior to this interrogation of Brooks.

The suspect referenced the car cardinal recovered and asked if he, himself, recovered it. He did not.

"Your items that were located connected you during the hunt were turned implicit to Detective Stern, and the car cardinal was 1 of those items," said Carpenter.

Brooks asked if helium knew wherever the items were found.

"No. I cognize those items were recovered connected you successful the search. Maybe not the circumstantial pocket, but I cognize those officers recovered those items connected you during the search," said Carpenter.

Brooks asked however helium knew.

"Because they were turned implicit to Detective Stern arsenic your property," said Carpenter.

"How bash you cognize wherever they were recovered if you weren’t astatine the scene?" asked Brooks.

"Because I cognize wherever the serviceman searched you, and it’s not tenable to deliberation they’d beryllium successful the writer extracurricular a location successful a metropolis that you’re not acquainted with," said Carpenter.

Brooks asked if it’s imaginable the items could’ve been recovered successful the grass. Carpenter said "no."

"Even though… you were not present?" asked Brooks.

"Correct," said Carpenter.

Brooks past asked astir the fishy being taken for aesculapian clearance.

"Would it beryllium just to accidental you cannot cognize however a person’s assemblage is feeling?" asked Brooks.

"I can’t explicate precisely what another’s assemblage is feeling, correct," said Carpenter.

The suspect past asked Carpenter astir a remark helium made successful the interrogation that the FBI was contiguous due to the fact that they were "short-staffed." Brooks past asked for that information to beryllium replayed.

"They're conscionable benignant of helping retired due to the fact that we're truthful short-staffed tonight," Carpenter says successful the audio recording.

"From proceeding the audio… bash you callback saying the FBI was contiguous due to the fact that you were short-staffed?" asked Brooks.

"That is my voice. I don’t callback saying that successful the moment, but that is my voice," said Carpenter. "We were conscionable precise abbreviated connected resources with what happened down astatine the parade way and the wide casualties and the magnitude of officers it took to unafraid that location, we were precise abbreviated connected people."

Brooks asked if the FBI is usually contiguous successful a "situation of short-staffing." Carpenter said "no."

Carpenter was asked wherefore helium would usage his telephone to grounds an interrogation, "especially 1 of this magnitude." He said it was due to the fact that the camera successful the country did not person audio. He said helium was informed of that by infirmary information earlier the interrogation.

Brooks asked what prompted the interrogation successful the infirmary country that night.

"The concern down successful the downtown country of Waukesha wherever the wide casualty incidental had occurred was precise fluid," said Carpenter. "It was inactive unfolding astatine that time. We were learning much and much and much astir what occurred. We decided to commencement the interrogation astatine that clip to spot if you would beryllium consenting to shed airy for america connected what you did oregon did not know." He again noted an inherent hazard erstwhile transporting prisoners.

There was past a treatment astir Brooks being work his Miranda rights during the "first interrogation attempt" astatine the hospital, and Carpenter said, "You indicated you didn't privation to talk with me."

Brooks asked wherefore Carpenter continued to grounds adjacent though Brooks invoked his Fifth Amendment.

"We are trained successful our constabulary department, erstwhile you bash an interrogation, that the signaling is to beryllium near connected beauteous overmuch until you impact transport…" said Carpenter.

Brooks past questioned his transport to the Muskego Police Department and wherefore the archetypal interrogation (at the hospital) could not person occurred astatine Muskego PD arsenic the 2nd interrogation did. Carpenter said Muskego was utilized due to the fact that they had a lockup facility.

"When we arrived astatine the installation with you, you hadn’t eaten each day. You hadn’t slept, truthful we wanted to springiness you an accidental to eat, sleep, wide your caput and refresh yourself," said Carpenter. "You said you hadn’t eaten and you hadn’t slept. I deliberation a idiosyncratic is much focused erstwhile they’re fed and well-rested." 

Brooks wants Carpenter's archetypal infirmary interrogation stricken

Judge Dorow past dismissed the tribunal to instrumentality up 2 ineligible issues -- archetypal constabulary argumentation (why Brooks thought it was applicable successful respect to his questioning of Carpenter) and second, the questions helium was asking, Dorow said, went to a ineligible contented the tribunal has already determined.

"I didn’t privation to marque an assumption, but I besides didn’t privation you to question this witnesser connected what truly are ineligible issues that this tribunal antecedently addressed regarding the admissibility of interviews," said Dorow.

Brooks said the constabulary argumentation was applicable due to the fact that helium believed it should beryllium stated for grounds wherefore Carpenter continued his telephone signaling contempt Brooks invoking his Fifth Amendment right.

"At that point, the interrogation has to halt completely," Brooks said. "I judge that if that’s successful information policy, it should beryllium proven. It should beryllium proven that that’s a fact. That it’s a existent policy. For each we cognize helium could conscionable beryllium saying that it’s a policy…"

The justice said helium was assuming facts that weren’t successful evidence, and she didn’t spot the relevance. She said Brooks was making assumptions.

"Frankly, his behaviour isn’t connected trial. We’re not present connected a constabulary misconduct trial. I’m not saying that immoderate of this accusation mightiness not beryllium applicable to his credibility...Why bash you judge those policies subordinate to an contented of information successful this lawsuit oregon different spell to your defense?"

Brooks said helium believed thing related to the archetypal interrogation shouldn't beryllium admitted arsenic grounds per his Fifth Amendment right.

The justice said that was a ineligible determination she had already made.

"To marque this proceedings astir that interrogation, it’s not relevant," Dorow said. "I’ve already ruled connected the admissibility. It’s a ineligible determination."

Judge Dorow said she gave Brooks immoderate leeway successful his questioning Carpenter and said she judge helium was questioning Carpenter connected ineligible issues that are not relevant, trying to illicit info retired of Carpenter that is not relevant.

"I cognize the instrumentality connected this area, and I cognize erstwhile a taxable invokes their Fifth Amendment… due to the fact that you lone invoked your close to stay silent, they waited to question you until a capable magnitude of clip had passed, successful summation to a fig of different reasons," Dorow said.

Dorow pointed retired it would’ve really been his 14th Amendment close astatine that time.

Deputy District Attorney Lesli Boese said she thought Brooks was asking Carpenter wherefore they didn’t bash archetypal interrogation astatine Muskego.

Brooks said that was precisely what helium was getting at.

With that understanding, Judge Dorow said that was fine.

Detective Jay Carpenter, Brooks' cross-examination continues

When Carpenter came backmost to the stand, Brooks asked astir his transport and interrogation astatine Muskego PD. Carpenter noted that erstwhile the Waukesha PD closed up for renovations, Muskego "was fixed arsenic an enactment for us, being we didn't person our ain municipal lockup."

As for the 2nd interrogation astatine Muskego PD, Carpenter said helium explained to Brooks that they had much accusation astir the home incidental earlier the parade attack, "and that's what I was looking to talk to you about."

Brooks questioned Carpenter astir the Miranda rights, and Carpenter said they were work 15 minutes into the interrogation.

"I’m not required to work them immediately… I work them earlier I asked you immoderate circumstantial questions astir that event," said Carpenter.

Brooks asked if determination was immoderate crushed wherefore helium wouldn’t explicate the existent crushed wherefore the detainee was being detained.

"At that point, the (Frame Park) home was portion of the crushed you were being held successful custody," said Carpenter.

Brooks followed up by asking if Carpenter had much cognition astir the parade incidental astatine the clip of this 2nd interrogation.

"The thought down the 2nd interrogation was I began with the home maltreatment issues, questioned you astir those, and past moved into the parade facet of the investigation," said Carpenter.

Carpenter noted that portion of gauging Brooks' truthfulness was not telling him each the details. 

Brooks asked Carpenter wherefore the loitering and prowling allegations (relating to the reports of a antheral going door-to-door connected Elizabeth Street aft the parade attack) were "discarded." Carpenter said astatine that time, they weren’t the superior concern. "Those discussions came to a stalemate," helium said, adding that the superior absorption became the parade.

Brooks followed up by asking whether determination were antithetic reasons fixed astir wherefore the fishy was being detained during some interrogations.

"Domestic maltreatment is taken seriously, and again, determination was much cognition astir the parade," said Carpenter.

Carpenter did admit determination was "information I withheld from you" during the interrogations.

"I wanted to beryllium definite the accusation you gave maine was truthful," said Carpenter.

"I deliberation it’s important to enactment – and this is proven by grounds – you lied to maine astir your parent owning the vehicle. You lied astir coming retired present successful a imaginable tan Kia," said Carpenter, adding that Brooks besides "lied astir being body-slammed by officers" during his apprehension connected Elizabeth Street. 

Brooks asked Carpenter if, during the 2nd interrogation, helium believed the detainee would beryllium much consenting to talk without the FBI present.

"Yes. It was a consciousness of however I felt you interacted with maine the nighttime before. As I’ve stated successful testimony, we had casual conversations, portion of those casual conversations were talking astir sports you play, sports you enjoy, the Packers crippled that day. You seemed precise calm, precise relaxed, however you look close now, Mr. Brooks, and I sensed however you were with the FBI present," said Carpenter.

The suspect asked Carpenter astir his showing a video to the detainee successful a "forceful" manner.

"I was attempting to amusement you a video of erstwhile you drove your conveyance done the parade route," said Carpenter. "I felt it was precise important for you to spot the harm that was caused by the incident. You were asking for much information, truthful we attempted to amusement you much information." 

Brooks asked astir Carpenter serving hunt warrants astatine the Waukesha County Jail. Carpenter said determination was a hunt warrant for Brooks' jailhouse property, specified arsenic his reddish T-shirt, his bluish jeans and his socks that helium was wearing connected Nov. 21 and 22. Carpenter noted imaginable DNA grounds successful narration to the parade attack. 

Brooks besides asked Carpenter astir his effect to Elizabeth Street.

"I judge you were already successful the backmost spot of a squad car," said Carpenter. You were detained."

"The suspect," said Brooks.

"The fishy is you, Darrell Brooks," said Carpenter.

There were past questions from Brooks astir phones that were seized and the spot that was taken from Brooks' compartment and however that spot was secured.

Carpenter noted different instrumentality enforcement watched the Muskego interrogation arsenic it happened.

"Again, the FBI was contiguous successful a antithetic country due to the fact that we inactive didn’t cognize if determination was a coercion nexus astatine that peculiar point," said Carpenter.

Brooks' past question to Carpenter was whether determination were reports of aggregate suspects successful transportation with the parade incident.

"Yes. It was chaotic aboriginal on. There were reports of imaginable aggregate suspects aboriginal on," said Carpenter. 

On re-direct, Boese pulled up a Miranda connection signifier and asked Carpenter whether that is filled retired each clip they question someone. Carpenter said "yes."

Boese past asked astir "excited utterances," and Carpenter explained that this involves statements made by an idiosyncratic of their ain accord and not successful effect to immoderate question. Carpenter said "yes" erstwhile asked if it is important to seizure these utterances and "yes" erstwhile asked if that's 1 crushed to see a signaling aft an interrogation is over.

Boese past asked if constabulary request a passcode to participate a phone. Carpenter said that makes it easiest for investigators, but they person ways astir it. He said "yes" erstwhile asked if he's gotten phones backmost that could not beryllium accessed without a code. He said successful that case, determination is "certainly a possibility" that they would not beryllium capable to entree that phone's content.

Carpenter was past asked by Boese if helium takes notes erstwhile dictating his constabulary reports done the telephone (the reports that are aboriginal typed up). Carpenter said "yes."

Boese asked if Brooks ever said determination was anyone other successful the reddish SUV, perchance Erika Patterson. Carpenter said "no."

Carpenter was asked if constabulary marque charging decisions successful cases similar this, and helium said "no." Boese followed up by asking if, erstwhile Brooks asked what helium was being charged with, Carpenter had nary accidental implicit that. Carpenter said correct.

That ended grounds Tuesday, soon earlier 5 p.m.

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Christmas parade attack

Prosecutors accidental Brooks drove a reddish SUV done the parade way connected Nov. 21, 2021, sidesplitting six and injuring much than 60 others. 

On Nov. 21, 2021, according to prosecutors, Brooks met up with his ex-girlfriend successful Frame Park, the aforesaid pistillate helium is accused of moving implicit with his reddish SUV earlier successful November 2021. She told constabulary they argued successful his SUV earlier helium started driving, and helium "was driving astir with 1 manus and striking her successful the look with his different hand." She yet got retired and called her friends for help.

Soon aft that, according to prosecutors, Brooks drove that reddish SUV done the parade route, sidesplitting Jackson Sparks, 8, Virginia Sorenson, 79, LeAnna Owen, 71, Tamara Durand, 52, Jane Kulich, 52 and Wilhelm Hospel, 81. More than 60 others were hurt.