We’ll get to the defense resting its case in a minute but first, but in case you missed it last Friday Darrell Brooks had a stare down with Judge Dorow. Here’s a still image.

"This man right now is having a stare down with me. It's very disrespectful, he pounded his fists, frankly it makes me scared." – Judge Darow#DarrellBrooks pic.twitter.com/Ta3N1JYzVQ

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 21, 2022

And this clip shows how it happened. The judge told him to be quiet so she could hear the prosecutor. Brooks banged his fist on the table and then gave her this hard stare. The judge took a break.

Judge Darow just said she was scared of how Darrell Brooks is acting.

THROWN OUT OF COURT….again.

Judge has #DarrellBrooks removed from the courtroom for this outburst.

Watch the "stare down" at the end. #SovereignCitizen pic.twitter.com/GUm0EXD7T2

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 21, 2022

Good point here about Brooks’ behavior.

I do agree him pounding his fists on the table and staring down the judge gives us a glimpse into how he behaves OUTSIDE of a courtroom. https://t.co/Kgy3gisexK

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 21, 2022

The rest of Friday didn’t go well for Brooks. Here he is questioning one of his own witnesses.

Lazcano: "A saw a red SUV plow over a bunch of people."
Brooks: "Did you see the driver of this SUV?"
Lazcano: Yeah, you're standing right there."
(yes, this is a defense witness) #WaukeshaParade #DarrellBrooks pic.twitter.com/LXqjLzOMuI

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 21, 2022

Another Brooks witness testified about how here four children were injured in the parade attack. This is the prosecutor’s cross of that witness.

Yourell's FOUR children were hit.
14-yr-old daughter was hit and suffered a chipped vertebrae.
10-yr-old daughter suffered chipped front teeth, several broken bones.
7-yr-old daughter – severe concussion.
8-yr-old son – open compound fracture, femur#DarrellBrooks pic.twitter.com/FtLueoybYK

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 21, 2022

And during all of this, Brooks continued staring down the prosecutor and the judge and generally being hostile.

More staring down the judge. "I'm gonna get to it!" #DarrellBrooks responds when the judge asks him to get to his next question. pic.twitter.com/FbXNdU7uhE

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 21, 2022

He ended the day by yelling at the judge and being kicked out of the courtroom (again).

"I'M TIRED OF BEING IN A COURTROOM THAT HAS NO INTEGRITY!"

JUDGE KICKS HIM OUT. #DarrellBrooks #SovereignCitizen pic.twitter.com/Vg6LtOB9K4

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 21, 2022

And that brings us to today. Brooks has called all of his witnesses, so the only question left is whether or not he or his mother will testify. And right off the bat, Brooks is arguing the law with the judge and gets kicked out of the courtroom again.

AND #DarrellBrooks starts where he left off last week, disrespecting the judge.

BROOKS KICKED OUT…again…and moved to the other courtroom. #SovereignCitizen #WaukeshaParade pic.twitter.com/ADWwHNo3D5

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

He then shouted and accused the judge of “lying on the record” from the other courtroom.

"You need to stop lyin' on the record!" #DarrellBrooks screams at Judge Darow.

Judge muted him and then he threw the headphones. #SovereignCitizen pic.twitter.com/Oocd2YzjYq

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

Judge Dorow attempted to explain his right to testify but Brooks is acting like a toddler and pretending he can’t hear her.

WATCH: Judge Darow is informing #DarrellBrooks of his rights about testifying. She has verified with the deputies that she can be heard in that courtroom. He's ignoring her. #SovereignCitizen pic.twitter.com/6aS21UJN3d

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

And this just kept going.

Judge: "Mr. Brooks, I'm going to ask you one more time…"
Brooks: "You ain't gonna ask me nothing!"#DarrellBrooks #SovereignCitizen pic.twitter.com/i1mHec0nJ6

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

This continued for a while and Judge Dorow eventually decided the defense had rested its case since neither Brooks nor his mother were testifying. She then informed the jury.

Judge Darow brought the jury in. She advised them #DarrellBrooks was in the other courtroom and that should not influence them in any way. She then told them the defense rests. No rebuttal case from the State. pic.twitter.com/JHqnNQrjBu

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

After excusing the jury for the rest of the day, Judge Dorow brought in two court employees to testify on the record that Darrell Brooks could in fact hear the trial from the other room even when his mic was muted.

Jury is excused until tomorrow. NOW: Judge Darow has a deputy take the stand. Under oath he testifies that audio/visual work fine in the other courtroom and can hear the judge loud and clear when he's in there with #DarrellBrooks pic.twitter.com/8MXb8LnA5O

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

Next the judge has the court IT coordinator testify. He testified he did a decibel test in the other courtroom. "It's plenty loud…"#DarrellBrooks #SovereignCitizen pic.twitter.com/f2KMj7w8ss

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

Brooks continued his antics in the other room.

Darrell Brooks threw the jury instructions in the trash. Judge instructs bailiff to retrieve them. He gets them out of the trash, puts them on the table, Brooks immediately throws them down. #DarrellBrooks #SovereignCitizen pic.twitter.com/NpiwmU7B9k

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

He then put all his boxes in front of the camera. He’s trying to hide for some reason.

WATCH: #DarrellBrooks builds a box fort and hides from the camera in a separate courtroom while the court discusses jury instructions. pic.twitter.com/ueAohRjaAa

— Law&Crime Network (@LawCrimeNetwork) October 24, 2022

But he’s still screaming about something.

Brooks has been muted. He's stacked his boxes up in front of him. Judge says she can hear him yelling through the wall. #DarrellBrooks #SovereignCitizen pic.twitter.com/aOKugof4S0

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

Eventually the judge had Brooks’ boxes take away. She tried to ask if he had any requests about the jury instructions and now he’s having a complete meltdown and shouting at the judge.

"I HEARD WHAT THE HELL YOU SAID!" #DarrellBrooks screams at the judge. pic.twitter.com/OS4VIzeGmJ

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

"I CAN'T HEAR EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING!" #DarrellBrooks repeated slams his fists on the table. #SovereignCitizen pic.twitter.com/v49C2uQGkz

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

"I'M STILL AGITATED!"
Judge Dorow tells #DarrellBrooks to put the headphones on since he's screaming about not hearing. Judge tells him the headphones were taken away because he was agitated and afraid they would break them. pic.twitter.com/exCG0a06eh

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

Judge Dorow, as I’ve noted before, has the patience of a saint. Maybe it’s because she can see the light at the end of this tunnel.

Truly unbelievable. #DarrellBrooks SCREAMS at the judge, "I JUST ASKED YOU NOT TO TALK OVER ME!" #sovereigncitizen pic.twitter.com/3k32CCAhgM

— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) October 24, 2022

And that brings us to lunch break. Not sure what the plan is for this afternoon but it sounds like the jury won’t be back until tomorrow. If the case goes to the jury tomorrow, I have to assume we get a verdict within a few hours. This is really an open and shut case. Not just the many eyewitnesses but all of the video connecting Brooks to the car. I’ll update this later today if there are any more significant outbursts.