People were left outraged after a judge set a $5 million bond for the man accused of killing 6 and leaving 62 others injured at a Christmas parade in Wisconsin.
39-year-old Darrell Brooks Jr., was freed on a $1,000 bail when he plowed his SUV into the crowd at the Christmas parade in Waukesha.
Judge Kevin Costello said that the amount was ‘extraordinarily high’ but many critics said that someone could still volunteer to pay the $5 million fee or crowdsource the cash, which happened with 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse whose bail was set at $2 million.
It is not clear why the judge did not deny Brooks bond, given his criminal history and multiple failures to appear in court.
According to reports, Brooks is currently being held in custody until his next court appearance in January next year unless he makes bail.
One critic took to Twitter and wrote: “I think Darrell Brooks will post bail. It’s $5 million. There are those in our country who probably think he did a great service to mankind, and can pay to get him out. They’ll do it.”
Another wrote: “Waukesha parade suspect Darrell Brooks facing 5 counts of 1st-degree intentional homicide, held on $5M bail. That is even dumber than the low bail that got him out to begin with. He can’t have any bail!! Bail denied!! WTF is wrong with you people?”
Someone else said: “I do agree with you and it makes me furious. $5M toooo [sic] low. Should be NO BAIL AT ALL. Court will be adding a 6th charge in a day or two. Jackson Sparks, an 8-year-old boy who was marching in the Waukesha Christmas Parade with his baseball team, has died from his injuries.”
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