This is when alleged Waukesha parade murderer Darrell Brooks allegedly tried to break into an office building before running away to an adjacent porch and pleading for help before being apprehended.
On the eleventh day of Brooks’ trial, the jury was shown the video and heard from the witness who let Brooks inside his house after the accused murderer claimed to be homeless and pleaded for permission to enter so he could phone an Uber.
Unaware of the events during the Christmas parade, the guy, Daniel Rider, welcomed Brooks into his house on the assumption that he was actually homeless and in need. He even provided Brooks a coat to wear and a sandwich to eat.
When Brooks, 40, finally left the porch, he subsequently came back and requested admission once more until police ultimately surrounded and arrested him.
In the trial where he is accused of killing six people by ramming an SUV through a Wisconsin Christmas parade in November, Brooks is acting pro se.
The Ring Doorbell on Rider’s front porch recorded the event of Brooks’ arrest.
It showed a shivering Brooks approaching Rider’s door in a red t-shirt and knocking on it multiple times.
Brooks started begging with Rider as he opened the door to allow him use his phone to call a vehicle.
Can I call the Uber, please?
pointing to the street behind him, he could be heard saying. I should be waiting for it over here, but would you kindly phone it for me? I’m not housed.
Rider and then out onto the porch with Brooks, who was now sporting a jacket, while the latter chatted on the phone and scanned the landscape.
After Brooks had departed and returned to Rider’s porch, the camera cut to him knocking on the door once again and requesting to be allowed back inside since he had forgotten his ID.
When Rider refused, police quickly descended on the porch and detained Brooks.
According to Rider’s testimony in court, he didn’t know what had happened at the neighboring parade and allowed Brooks in since he seemed to need assistance in the chilly weather.
He said Brooks was just wearing trousers and a t-shirt and that he was shoeless, saying, “There was a guy who rang my Ring doorbell and stated he was homeless and freezing and wanted my phone.”
He spent about a minute on my porch, Rider said. He said he had no firearms. I gave him access. He could visit and get warmed up.
When Rider handed Brooks his phone inside, Brooks reportedly made a call to his mother.
He responded, “I handed him a meal and offered slippers.” I often overheard him refer to his mother as “mama,” and she later phoned my phone and left a message.
Although Brooks seemed “flustered,” according to Rider, he was never a threat.
Rider said, “He was appreciative and thankful,” adding that Brook had stated, “Thanks for showing me, love dude.”
“The lady that knocked on my door was quite nice.” I had no sense of danger. He never seemed to request a jacket or a meal, in my opinion. I made a proposal to him.
The suspect returned a minute later, wanting to enter again and said that he had left his ID. I forbade him from entering again while I walked back inside to seek for it. Nothing remained in my home.
Video of Brooks shaking the Aires Industries office complex’s doors was also displayed to the jury. This location was close to where his smashed red SUV escaped from police after the parade rampage.
Erin Cordes, a spectator at the Christmas parade, testified that Brooks approached her and wanted to use her phone after stumbling out of a bushy hedge next to the office building.
She said, “It seemed like he emerged from behind two homes.” The night was chilly and windy. He lacked shoes, was wearing a red shirt, and was shivering.
After the procession, “We were both very much on edge at that point,” Cordes said.
She said Brooks claimed he just wanted to use a phone and that he wasn’t attempting to harm them.
Cordes responded, “I’m not going to harm you,” Brooks added. “All I need is your phone,” you say.
She said that Brooks seemed to phone his mother before inquiring for a place to warm up. Soon later, he was shown on the surveillance tape of Aires Industries momentarily attempting to break in before leaving.