Waukesha County

The prosecution called its first two witnesses Thursday afternoon in the trial of Darrell Brooks, accused in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack: Waukesha Police Sgt. David Wanner and Kori Runkle, the roommate of Brooks' girlfriend.

The prosecution team in the Darrell Brooks trial finished up its opening statement -- making way for the start of the trial. Brooks has opted to defer his opening statement until he begins his defense.

Darrell Brooks trial: Prosecution opening statement (part 1)

Darrell Brooks told Judge Jennifer Dorow on Oct. 6 that he recognized one of the jurors picked for the case from a previous incident. Here is that exchange.

This exchange between Judge Jennifer Dorow and Darrell Brooks took place during the reading of jury instructions -- and ahead of opening statements. It happened moments after Brooks was brought back into court.

After multiple disruptions ahead of opening statements, Darrell Brooks was removed from the main courtroom -- and appeared by video from an adjacent courtroom. He was shirtless at this point -- and the judge noted it for the record.

Darrell Brooks requested an adjournment of his trial in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack Wednesday, telling the court he believes he has COVID and needs to wait until at least Friday for test results to come back. Prosecutors said he's heard on jail phone calls telling his mother he's going to delay the trial.

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FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn breaks down the Brooks trial events from Oct. 4.

The court empaneled a 16-member jury Tuesday in the Darrell Brooks trial; 10 men, six women, all white. This, after Brooks refused to cooperate with the peremptory challenge process, and the court clerk had to pick random juror numbers to be stricken from a tumbler on Brooks' behalf.

The Darrell Brooks trial, like the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy itself, will impact hundreds of people in Waukesha. The trial, which began with jury selection Monday, is expected to last several weeks. For people who were there, the trial is a reminder of what happened that day.

Darrell Brooks managed to delay the start of his Waukesha Christmas parade attack trial Monday by becoming so disruptive the judge had to take multiple breaks before forcing him to watch the proceedings via video from another room.