{"id":1524974,"date":"2022-06-21T10:49:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T14:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1524974"},"modified":"2022-06-21T10:49:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T14:49:34","slug":"waukesha-parade-attack-suspect-to-use-insanity-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waukesha-parade-attack-suspect-to-use-insanity-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Waukesha Parade Attack Suspect To Use Insanity Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwaukesha-parade-attack-suspect-to-use-insanity-defense%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1524974&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The suspect in the Waukesha, Wisconsin attack will plead not guilty by reason of insanity as he faces six homicide charges after prosecutors say he rammed his vehicle into people attending the town\u2019s annual Christmas parade last year.<\/p>\n<p>According to the suspect\u2019s lawyers on <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/crime-wisconsin-milwaukee-207ac23d8bd6e9c77c33e15f047a515f\">Monday<\/a>, the accused killer, a 40-year-old black male, will change his plea from not guilty to not guilty by reason of mental defect or insanity. The suspect will now undergo a mental evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>If a jury is convinced that the accused is guilty of the crimes, but not mentally responsible, he could avoid being sent to prison and go to a mental institution instead.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The alleged killer\u2019s lawyers also argued during the hearing that the suspect\u2019s trial should be moved from Waukesha because of several factors, including the impact the attack had on the community, news coverage, and the number of witnesses present, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/wisconsin-parade-crash-suspect-to-enter-insanity-plea\/\">according<\/a> to Court House News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dorow was unconvinced by the defense arguments, and the trial will remain in Waukesha, a suburb of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/milwaukee\">Milwaukee.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[In] general, the nature of the publicity has been factual and objective,\u201d Judge Dorow said of the related media coverage.\u00a0 \u201c[And] not an attempt to influence public opinion on the guilt or innocence of [the suspect].\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The defendant\u2019s lawyers had also previously requested the trial be moved to a different location in February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile publicity is certainly relevant to determining the issue in the present case,\u201d the attorneys wrote in the February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/darrell-brooks-venue-motion.pdf\">motion<\/a>, \u201cadditional factors also demonstrate that, in this case and in Waukesha County, the passions and prejudice negatively affecting the Defendant\u2019s constitutional right to a fair trial are so great that a change of venue is necessary to ensure a fair trial.\u201d The attorneys concluded the memorandum by bluntly stating, \u201cAn impartial trial cannot be held in Waukesha County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Six people died in the attack, including an eight-year-old boy, and more than 60 others were injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Sorenson, 79; LeAnna Owen, 71; Tamara Durand, 52; Jane Kulich, 52; Wilhelm Hospel, 81; and Jackson Sparks, 8, were all killed in the attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the police, the alleged attacker used a \u201czigzagging motion\u201d as he drove through the crowd, seemingly indicating an intentional targeting of people. Since the attack, the suspect has been housed at Waukesha County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>Now held on a $5 million bail, the suspect was out of detention at the time of the attack for other charges on what officials now call an \u201cinappropriately low\u201d bail amount. The suspect had been released just ten days before the parade attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The defendant will not be named in compliance with the long-standing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/why-daily-wire-will-no-longer-publish-names-or-ben-shapiro\">Daily Wire policy<\/a> not to publish the names or photographs of those suspected of committing mass casualty events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspect in the Waukesha, Wisconsin attack will plead not guilty by reason of insanity as he faces six homicide charges after prosecutors say he rammed his vehicle into people attending the town\u2019s annual Christmas parade last year. 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