By Tim Fitzsimons -
NBC News
Darrell Brooks, the man who was arrested in Wisconsin for running over multiple people during the Waukesha Christmas parade on Sunday, was charged Tuesday with five counts of first-degree manslaughter.
Prosecutors also reported that
a minor became the sixth victim of the hit-and-run on Tuesday
and said they will file another count of intentional homicide next week.
[Sexist violence, sexual abuse and drugs. This is the record of the driver who caused five deaths in Wisconsin]
Brooks has been charged with driving a brown SUV through the parade on Main Street, hitting people and a float, police said Sunday night.
An offering to the victims of the car that struck a crowd at a Waukesha parade over the weekend.
Taken November 23, 2021.Jeffrey Phelps / AP
More than 40 people were injured and six died.
In the past decade, Brooks has been charged with multiple crimes and has been arrested for sexual abuse, marijuana possession, domestic violence and battery, according to court records.
His criminal record was taken into account during the hearing for
a $ 5 million bond
and various conditions to be set.
"It is extraordinarily high, but it is an extraordinary case," Waukesha County Commissioner Kevin M. Costello said in court.
"There is an extensive history of escapes, obstruction, and behavior such as bail, Your Honor," said District Attorney Susan L. Opper.
"It is noteworthy that these violations have been committed throughout the state of Wisconsin," he added.
"Watching the children fly through the air was indescribable," says a witness to the hit-and-run in Wisconsin
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During Tuesday's hearing, Brooks sat with his head down, rocking in his chair and apparently crying as Costello read the charges against him.
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