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Witness testimony resumes Monday morning in the Darrell Brooks trial, charged in the November 2021 Waukesha Christmas parade attack. This, after an eventful first week of the trial that saw repeated disruptions from the defendant, prompting him to be moved from the main courtroom every day, starting moments after jury selection began.

WAUKESHA, Wis. - Witness testimony resumes Monday morning, Oct. 10 in the Darrell Brooks trial, charged in the November 2021 Waukesha Christmas parade attack. This, after an eventful first week of the trial that saw repeated disruptions from the defendant, prompting him to be moved from the main courtroom every day, starting moments after jury selection began.

MONDAY: Jury selection

Jury selection was supposed to begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3, but five minutes in, Brooks was returned to his holding cell. By mid-morning, Brooks was removed from the main courtroom and taken to an adjacent courtroom due to multiple interruptions. He was moved back and forth throughout the afternoon. As of about 2:30 p.m., he would remain in the adjacent courtroom for the rest of the day.

In court Monday, Brooks made "sovereign citizen arguments," telling the court he did not recognize the name Darrell Brooks and asking Judge Jennifer Dorow for certified copies of her oath. He also rambled about the Constitution and asked the judge repeatedly for her name. Brooks filed handwritten paperwork Monday morning asking that, among other things, prosecutors provide "verified proof" that Brooks is a United States citizen.

Darrell Brooks in court for jury selection Monday, Oct. 3

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