Waukesha parade suspect Darrell Brooks says he feels 'dehumanized,' 'demonized' in first jailhouse interview
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Darrell Brooks Jr. has spent the last 10 days locked up in a Wisconsin jail cell after allegedly mowing through the barricades and into revelers at the Waukesha Christmas parade, killing six and injuring 62.
"I just feel like I'm being monster – demonized," Brooks, 39, said during a brief video visit in Waukesha County Jail – a stone’s throw from where tragedy struck over a week earlier. A lineup of multiple mugshots showing Waukesha suspect Darrell Brooks over the years. (Waukesha PD/AP) Waukesha Sheriff’s Department (Waukesha Sheriff’s Department) Darrell Brooks, charged with killing five people and injuring nearly 50 after plowing through a Christmas parade with his sport utility vehicle on November 21, appears in Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S. November 23, 2021. (Mark Hoffman/Pool via REUTERS) Darrell Brooks, center, is escorted out of the courtroom after making his initial appearance, Tuesday in Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP) Waukesha parade suspect Darrell Brooks arrives in court for his arraignment. ( ) "I just feel like I'm being monster – demonized…" Brooks allegedly plowed his red Ford SUV through a throng of paradegoers out taking part an annual holiday celebration. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) Deadly Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin (Credit: @J_Woynilko) (@J_Woynilko) A police car is seen at Main Street in downtown Waukesha, as it's blocked off after a car plowed through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Cheney Orr ( ) People hold candles and embrace during a vigil in Cutler Park on November 22, 2021 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) ( ) (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) People hold candles and embrace during a vigil in Cutler Park on November 22, 2021 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) ( ) People hold candles during a vigil in Cutler Park on November 22, 2021 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) ( ) People hold candles during a vigil in Cutler Park on November 22, 2021 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) ( ) People hold candles during a vigil in Cutler Park on November 22, 2021 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images) ( ) People hold candles and embrace during a vigil in Cutler Park on Monday in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
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