Suspected Wisconsin Parade Killer Was Out on $1,000 Bail Due to Error, Milwaukee’s Top Prosecutor Says

Darrell Brooks is escorted out of the courtroom after making his initial appearance in Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wis., on Nov. 23, 2021. Mark Hoffman/Pool/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP

Darrell Brooks was allowed to go free on $1,000 bail after allegedly ramming his SUV into the mother of his child because the prosecutor in charge of the case “made a mistake,” Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm says.

Brooks was arrested on Nov. 2 after allegedly striking the woman and then running her over.