Father charged with helping suspect in July 4 shooting obtain gun license asks judge to toss case
Associated PressCHICAGO — An Illinois judge heard arguments Monday on a father’s request to dismiss charges accusing him of committing a crime by helping his son obtain a gun license three years before the son fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago. He said prosecutors charged Crimo Jr. for “innocent conduct” — signing “a wholly truthful” affidavit helping his son, Robert Crimo III, apply for and obtain a gun license. If Lake County Judge George Strickland rejects Gomez’s arguments and allows the case to proceed, Crimo Jr.’s bench trial would start Nov. 6. The motion adds that, until Crimo Jr., “Illinois has never prosecuted an individual for signing a truthful affidavit under oath.” Judge Strickland sounded skeptical about defense arguments that the law needed to spell out in greater detail what kinds of actions constitute reckless conduct and whether that applies to a parent signing a gun application so many years prior to a mass shooting.
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