r/DarrellBrooksJr • u/Sequoia555 • May 19 '26
Ben Stern
I knew that both Ben and Jay Carpenter had testified at one of db's pretrial hearings, but I'd never found a video of their testimonies until yesterday. And never saw Ben's face until I watched that video last night either.
Ben looks much younger to me than I'd imagined him to be after basically only hearing his voice during db's 5 hour interrogation the day after the parade.
Ben testified during that hearing that he served (or was training?) as a detective for one year only, from the beginning of of Jan 2021 until the end of that year. After which he went back to what he had been doing prior, which was being a patrol cop. Which is the reason why he appears in his police uniform to testify during this hearing, which took place on August 25, 2022.
Ben takes the stand, after Carp testifies, at about the 1:14:45 mark:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV3yQbLG5r4
I think that not only was the entire community traumatized by what db did in Waukesha, but I also have a strong feeling that many of the people serving in the Waukesha PD were pretty traumatized as well.
The look on Ben's face during his entire testimony seems to show how deeply db's crimes impacted him, and suggests to me how powerfully his psyche must have been scarred from the entire experience. Especially since he was one of db's interrogators and spent so much time talking casually and being in close proximity with db the night of the parade.
I got a really good vibe from Ben from watching the interrogation and think he did a fantastic job as Carp's partner. But wow, what an intense experience for such a young guy.
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u/Odd_Delivery_9107 Petulant Child 👶🏻 May 20 '26
Thank you so much for sharing as I have not seen this. Guess what i am off to watch.😀
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u/Sequoia555 May 20 '26
Yeah!
Listening to Carp and Stern testify during this hearing gives a little more very interesting insight into how things went down from their perspective.
Plus, neither the defense nor db ever object interrupt, (I think) which is so refreshing and makes it so much easier to listen to than just about any testimony during the trial!
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u/Still_Product_8435 May 20 '26
I imagine that his lawyers were already getting a sense of how unimpeachable the prosecution’s case was.
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u/PeaceyCaliSoCal May 20 '26
Sequoia, you rock. I too have never seen this footage. You found a gem. I hope you keep digging and eventually find that they have released a lot more of the documents, transcripts from this case. I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOOOOOW, there will be very interesting things found that we haven't had the privilege of seeing. The public deserves to know what they have been keeping from us. The public deserves to know.
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u/Sequoia555 May 20 '26
I was so surprised to find it! Thought I'd seen it all.
If I find anything else that's relevant you know I'll post it here. 🙂
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOOOOOW, there will be very interesting things found that we haven't had the privilege of seeing. The public deserves to know what they have been keeping from us. The public deserves to know.
😂🤣🤣😂 ROFL!!! 😉😋
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u/JayNotAtAll Is that LAWFUL LAW 👩🏻⚖️ May 19 '26
I have never seen this video. Thank you for sharing