Life Sentence For The Man Who Killed 6 In Christmas Parade

Life Sentence For The Man Who Killed 6 In Christmas Parade

Introduction

A court sentenced a man to life in prison with no possibility of parole after he drove his SUV into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring many more. He and his family argued that mental illness pushed him to do it.

A 40-year-old man was sentenced by a Waukesha County Circuit Judge on 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional murder and 61 counts of reckless endangerment.

Each count of homicide carried a mandatory life sentence, and the only question was whether the court would allow the perpetrator to spend any portion of those terms on extended supervision in the community, the state's current equivalent of parole. She did not do so. The death penalty is not used in Wisconsin.

No one can be secure from the mentally ill guy, according to the court, and the community can only be protected if he is locked up for the remainder of his life.

After being disruptive during her pre-sentencing statements, the judge had bailiffs transport the guy to another courtroom where he could participate via video. As the judge read the sentences, he stood motionless in his jail uniform and handcuffs.

After an argument with his ex-girlfriend, the guy drove his red Ford Escape into the parade in downtown Waukesha on Nov. 21, 2021. Six individuals were murdered, including an eight-year-old boy parading with his baseball team and three members of the Dancing Grannies. Hundreds of others were hurt.

Before the judge sentenced, the guy informed the court that he had suffered from mental illness since he was a child and had no intention of driving onto the parade path. He also made his first public apology to the dozens of people who were injured or lost loved ones as a result of the incident.