Milwaukee DA announces internal review of Darrell Brooks bail recommendation
Michael Ruiz | 1 hour agoMilwaukee prosecutors are conducting an internal review into their own office’s decision to make an "inappropriately low" bail recommendation for Darrell Brooks Jr., the person of interest in nearby Waukesha after an SUV plowed through a Christmas parade.
The horror left at least five people dead and 40 injured – including 18 children rushed to Children's Wisconsin hospital in Milwaukee.
Brooks has multiple pending cases in Milwaukee County – including a 2020 case involving two counts of second-degree recklessly endangering and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to a spokesperson for Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm. Bail was originally set at $10,000 and later reduced to $7,500, the district attorney’s office said.
But due to a court scheduling conflict that would have deprived Brooks of his right to a speedy trial his bail was again reduced, this time to just $500, which he posted on Feb. 21, 2021, according to prosecutors. . . .
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OK, this is how bad it is. He was out on bail for two counts of second-degree recklessly endangering and being a felon in possession of a firearm after a $10,000 bond had been reduced to $500. While out on bail, he commits two more felonies and three misdemeanors. Normally, when someone out on bond commits another crime, the earlier bond is forfeited. But not this guy. Not only does he not have to forfeit his old bond, but he is extended a huge discount on his new bond.
At a minimum, the original $10k should have been re-administered for the 2020 cases, and the maximum should have been issued for the new ones. There is no excuse why this man wasn't behind bars.