Days before Waukesha parade suspect Darrell Brooks Jr. allegedly mowed down dozens of pedestrians at a Christmas celebration, he evaded jail for a third time despite his alarming criminal history, court records show.

Brooks, a career felon and deadbeat dad who owes more than $40,000 in unpaid child support, fell further behind on payments earlier this year and found himself in contempt of a Waukesha paternity court. But he blamed a six-month Georgia jail stint for keeping him out of work, and thus unable to pay, during a Nov. 16 hearing.

He should’ve spent 120 days in jail over the contempt order, court records show. But he received a stay on the condition that he fork over some money – which he again failed to do.