Incarceration, Drugs & Violence: The Life and Crimes of the Accused Waukesha Christmas Parade Killer; After Waukesha Tragedy, ‘Friendsgiving’ Opens Its Doors to All and Raises Funds for Community

By New York Post. The man who turned a quaint, small town Christmas parade into a blood-soaked nightmare that left six dead and over 60 injured is a career criminal who’s spent more than half of his life trapped in a revolving door of incarceration, drug abuse and violence.

Darrell Brooks, 39, allegedly used a red Ford Escape to plow through revelers at an annual Christmas celebration in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, but his life of crime started 22 years ago when he was just 17 years old.

Over the next two decades, Brooks would proceed to wreak havoc across three states as he racked up convictions for abusing his partners, raping and impregnating a teenager and a consistent streak of other violent crimes.

A review of his history — patched together from court documents, criminal records, interviews and public records — reveals that all along the way, not a single social safety net caught him, until it was too late. . .

He eventually became an addict, a habitual domestic abuser prone to violence and threats — and used a vehicle as a weapon on numerous occasions, authorities said. (Read more from “Incarceration, Drugs & Violence: The Life and Crimes of the Accused Waukesha Christmas Parade Killer” HERE)

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After Waukesha Parade Tragedy, ‘Friendsgiving’ Opens Its Doors to All and Raises Funds for Community

By Yahoo News. Tony Davis’ plan for a “Friendsgiving” of 10 to 20 people Thursday became a gathering for anyone needing a sense of community after the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy just days earlier.

Craft Lounge on Main Street in Waukesha became that gathering place Thursday afternoon, its large front windows overlooking the street where a driver just days earlier had torn through the parade, killing six and injuring scores more.

On a nearby street corner were candles and flowers and a sign that read, “Waukesha STRONG!”

“There are a lot of people out there that we just don’t want to leave alone after this,” Davis, 42, of Brookfield said of his rationale for opening up the event to anyone.

On one side of the room, tables were piled high with items for a silent auction that will benefit the United for Waukesha Fund set up by the city and United Way. Davis estimated about 50 items would be auctioned, including about $3,000 worth of items donated by Blain’s Farm & Fleet. (Read more from “After Waukesha Parade Tragedy, ‘Friendsgiving’ Opens Its Doors to All and Raises Funds for Community” HERE)

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