BREAKING: The man who drove through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin, killing six people, was sentenced to life in prison.
On Wednesday, before the judge handed down her sentence, Brooks told the court that he suffered from mental illness since he was young and didn't plan to drive into the parade route. He also offered his first apology to the dozens of people who were hurt or lost loved ones during the incident.
"People are going to, like I said, believe what they want, and that's OK. This needs to be said: What happened on Nov. 21, 2021, was not, not, not an attack. It was not planned, plotted," Brooks said, adding later:"This was not an intentional act. No matter how many times you say it over and over, it was not.""I want you to know that not only am I sorry for what happened, I'm sorry that you could not see what's truly in my heart," he said.
Brooks' mother and grandmother tried to persuade Dorow to place Brooks in a mental institution rather than prison. His grandmother, Mary Edwards, said Brooks has been bipolar since he was 12 and that disorder caused him to drive into the parade. His mother, Dawn Woods, pushed Dorow to ensure that Brooks receives treatment in prison.
District Attorney Susan Opper asked Dorow on Tuesday to make the sentences consecutive so they stack up"just as he stacked victims up as he drove down the road," with no chance of release on extended supervision.
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