The bond was a huge drop from the state's attorney setting bond at $500,000 on Friday.
As CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports, Robert Crimo Jr. is facing seven felony charges. He is accused of helping his son obtain a firearm and ammunition. in Lake County. His lawyers struck a deal with county prosecutors, and he was released on just $5,000 cash. Crimo Jr. looked somber and tired as he faced his first appearance in front of a judge for his bond hearing.
"I don't think there is any way, possibly, that someone can say that a parent, especially consenting for an adult that's 19 years old, can be able to predict the future," he said. The charges are based on Crimo Jr. sponsoring his son's application for a gun license in 2019. He was 19 and could not get a FOID card without his father's signature.
"He knew what he knew, and he signed the form anyway," said State's Attorney Eric Rinehart."This was incredibly reckless, and a contributing cause to the bodily harm suffered by the victims on July 4."
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