Wis. SUV ‘killer’ will be own lawyer

The man who allegedly plowed through a suburban Wisconsin Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring 62 others, has decided to be his own lawyer when his trial starts Monday.

Darrell Brooks is facing 77 charges for the Nov. 21, 2021, Waukesha Christmas parade rampage, including six counts of first-degree murder and 61 counts of felony reckless endangerment. He’s pleaded not guilty.

Each murder count comes with a mandatory life sentence.

But Judge Jennifer Dorow’s decision to let Brooks, 40, act as his own lawyer has raised fears his history of erratic and combative behavior will throw the courtroom into chaos.

Brooks had to be escorted out of court in August during a pre-trial hearing after going on a disruptive tirade.

The accused killer, who has an extensive criminal record, was arrested three weeks before the parade for allegedly punching the mother of his child in the face and then driving over her, leaving tire marks on her leg. He allegedly used the same SUV in the parade mayhem.

Brooks posted bail for the domestic incident two days before he allegedly killed six people in the Milwaukee suburb parade. He’s also wanted in Nevada for a sex crime, and has been charged with shooting at his nephew and another person in 2020, authorities said.

“I just feel like I’m being monster demonized,” Brooks told Fox News following the 2021 attack.

Dorow said while it’s clear Brooks suffers from mental illness, he’s fit to stand trial and has the constitutional right to defend himself.

“This court has warned Mr. Brooks what he’s getting into,” the judge said, noting she reviewed his evaluations by four psychologists.

“He can be a quiet dude,” Brooks’ Milwaukee neighbor Willie Bates told The Post last year. “But he can also be a bad dude.”

Brooks originally tried to get the case dismissed, pleading not guilty by reason of mental illness.

Brooks and the judge have clashed at court hearings. He has often interrupted the judge, who told him she’d likely have to admonish him in front of the jury if he misbehaves at trial.

Prosecutors have as many as 300 videos of the attack and a 32-page-long witness list, including the parents of 8-year-old Jackson Sparks, who was killed in the attack.