The Latest Breaking News from Crimo Jr

Illinois man charged in Fourth of July parade shooting rehires lawyers weeks after dismissing them

The man charged with killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in 2022 asked to again be represented by public defenders after firing them last month

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

Highland Park massacre suspect reverses course, requests public defenders after briefly representing himself

Robert Crimo III ditched his lawyers in mid-December and quickly accelerated his case by asking for a speedy trial.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2024

Father of Highland Park massacre suspect files for bankruptcy

Robert Crimo Jr. faces mounting legal costs since the 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting in which prosecutors say his son fired an assault rifle from a rooftop, killing seven people and wounding 48 more.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 27, 2023

Father of Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads guilty to reckless conduct, gets 60 days in jail

The plea deal requires Robert Crimo Jr. to serve 24 months of probation, 100 hours of community service and surrender his weapons.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 6, 2023

The father of a mass shooting suspect stands trial for helping him get a gun license

Robert Crimo Jr. is charged with seven counts of reckless conduct — one for each person his son, Robert Crimo III, is accused of killing in Highland Park, Ill., on Independence Day last year.

WEKU · Nov 6, 2023

Father of July 4th parade mass shooting suspect to stand trial for assist in gun license application

The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago will stand trial starting Monday accused of helping his teenage son obtain a gun license even after he had threatened violence

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023

Highland Park massacre suspect’s dad’s trial starts Monday in possible preview of son’s trial

If the son takes a plea deal, the trial may be the public’s only look into the evidence against him. Prosecutors say they will call 10 witnesses and read transcripts from the son’s police interrogation in the trial against his father, Robert Crimo Jr.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 5, 2023

No testimony from Highland Park massacre suspect at dad’s trial next week

Robert Crimo Jr. had been seeking to have his son testify in his own trial on charges that he recklessly signed his son’s gun ownership application when he was too young.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 30, 2023

Father of Highland Park shooting suspect will stand trial as judge denies motion to dismiss charges

At a hearing in Waukegan, Judge George Strickland ruled against Robert Crimo Jr.’s motion to dismiss charges of reckless conduct for helping his son obtain a gun license even though the then-19-year-old had threatened violence.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 28, 2023

Highland Park shooting suspect’s father asks to dismiss charges for ‘innocent conduct’

A father will ask a judge Monday to dismiss his case in which authorities say he helped his son obtain a gun license three years before the younger man fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023