A Lake County judge rejected a motion on Monday to dismiss the case against the father of the suspected Highland Park parade shooter.
Robert Crimo Jr. was charged with seven counts of reckless conduct for helping his son get a firearm owner identification card three years prior to the July 4th shooting that left seven people dead and dozens of others wounded.
His attorney asked Lake County Judge George Strickland to dismiss those charges, arguing that the law is over-broad and vague on the issue.Strickland rejected that argument, as well as a defense contention that prosecutors charged Crimo Jr. too late — after a three-year statute of limitations had passed. The court’s rulings mean Crimo Jr.'s Nov. 6 trial will go head as previously scheduled.Crimo Jr.
Prosecutors had alleged that he helped his son, Robert Crimo III, obtain a gun license even though the then-19-year-old had threatened violence.The father of the suspected Highland Park gunman was indicted by a grand jury Thursday morning. The four-sentence section of the state law invoked to charge Crimo Jr. says "a person commits reckless conduct when he or she, by any means lawful or unlawful, recklessly performs an act or acts that ... cause great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another person."
A defense filing argued that the law’s lack of specificity makes it impossible to know what actions qualify as criminal reckless conduct. They also say it offers no definition of "cause," opening the way for prosecutors to wrongly link the signing of a gun license application to a shooting years later.The father is a familiar face around Highland Park, where he was once a mayoral candidate and operated convenience stores. He was released on a $50,000 bond after his December arrest.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Judge to rule on whether to drop charges against father of Highland Park shooting suspectProsecutors allege the father aided the son in getting a gun license even though he knew the then-19-year-old had previously threatened violence.
Read more »
Case against Highland Park shooter’s father for signing gun application can continue, judge rulesA judge on Monday ruled that the case against Robert Crimo Jr, the father of the Highland Park shooter, can continue, overriding his attorneys’ arguments that he can’t be held culpable.
Read more »
Judge refuses to dismiss case against father of Highland Park parade shooting suspectA judge on Monday refused to dismiss the case against a father who helped his son obtain a gun license three years before authorities say the younger man fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago.
Read more »
Century-old Highland Park home demolished over calls for preservation in Park CitiesThe demolition of a 94-year-old home in Highland Park is prompting an outcry from neighbors and preservationists in the affluent enclave.
Read more »