Trial Of Accused Highland Park Shooter To Be Scheduled In December

WAUKEGAN, IL — The trial date for the accused Highland Park mass shooter will not be set until December at the earlier, the judge presiding over the case said Monday.

Robert "Bobby" Crimo III, 22, has been charged with 117 felony counts for allegedly opening fire on last year's Fourth of July parade from rooftop, killing seven and wounding about 50 others.

At a brief case management conference Monday, prosecutors from the Lake County said they have shared more than 10,000 pages of evidence during the discover process but they need several more months to finish.

Lake County Circuit Judge Victoria Rosetti said she would set a trial date for Crimo at his next court appearance on Dec. 11.

The Highland Park High School dropout, who is being held without bond and faces a life behind bars if convicted, is being represented by the Lake County public defender's office.

Crimo's father has also been indicted in connection with the shooting.

Robert "Bob" Crimo Jr. faces seven counts of reckless conduct for signing an affidavit that allowed his son, then 19, to apply for a Firearm Owners Identification Card from the Illinois State Police.

According to prosecutors, he should have known his son was not mentally competent to own a gun. He is set to stand trial starting Nov. 6. Last month, his lawyer said he could call the younger Crimo to the stand to testify in his father's defense.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported that prosecutors have collected reports from state and county agencies and area hospitals but chain of custody paperwork and an FBI report had not been completed.

The accused shooter's father, who is out on bail after posting the $5,000 cash portion of his bond, and his mother, Denise Pesina, were both in attendance at Monday's hearing, according to the Lake County News-Sun.

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