Darrell Brooks' sentencing hearing was held up for more than an hour as sheriff's officials investigated an anonymous threat against the courthouse.
in suburban Milwaukee began addressing him for the first time Tuesday, as a two-day sentencing hearing began with raw, tearful statements about how their lives have changed.
Sparks and others who gave statements on Tuesday morning asked Judge Jennifer Dorow to give Brooks the maximum penalty when she sentences him on Wednesday. The crash left deep scars across southeastern Wisconsin that still haven't healed. Several witnesses wept on the stand during Brooks' trial as they described how the SUV barreled through the crowd, sending bodies flying through the air. Someone in the gallery yelled,"Burn in hell," as Dorow read the guilty verdicts last month.Brooks chose to represent himself during his trial
Sparks talked about how her boys were marching in the parade with their baseball team, the Waukesha Blazers. They had decorated a truck and filled some balloons, and she went to go sit and watch. Both boys had traumatic head and brain injuries and both were in the children's hospital ICU. The next day, Tucker asked about Jackson. Sparks told the judge it was"gut wrenching" to have to tell Tucker that his little brother was not going to make it."Tucker blamed himself. He felt he should've tried to grab Jackson or done more to protect his little brother," she said.
Another victim, Lori Lochen, was walking in the parade with her"church family," the Catholic Community of Waukesha. She told Brooks that he robbed her of her sense of peace and personal safety.
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