WAUKEGAN, Sick. (AP) — The person accused of killing seven other folks and wounding dozens extra in a taking pictures at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago pleaded now not to blame on Wednesday, per week after prosecutors introduced he faces 117 legal counts within the assault.
Robert E. Crimo III seemed for a short lived listening to Wednesday in Lake County’s circuit courtroom to go into a proper plea to the fees — 21 counts of first-degree homicide, 48 counts of tried homicide and 48 counts of annoyed battery representing the ones killed and wounded throughout the parade in Highland Park.
Crimo wore a COVID-19 face masks during the 10-minute arraignment and time and again instructed Pass judgement on Victoria Rossetti that he understood the fees and possible consequences he faces, together with existence imprisonment.
Lake County prosecutors in overdue July introduced {that a} grand jury had indicted Crimo at the fees. The prosecutors had up to now filed seven homicide fees in opposition to the 21-year-old within the days following the taking pictures.
The more than one first-degree homicide fees allege Crimo meant to kill, led to demise or nice physically hurt and took motion with a robust likelihood of inflicting demise or nice physically hurt at the seven individuals who died.
A consultant for the county public defenders workplace, which is representing Crimo, has mentioned the workplace does now not remark publicly on any circumstances. An lawyer with the workplace entered Crimo’s now not to blame plea throughout Wednesday’s courtroom look.
Prosecutors have mentioned Crimo admitted to the taking pictures as soon as police arrested him following a hourslong seek for the gunman who opened hearth from the rooftop of a construction alongside the parade direction.
Government have mentioned the wounded vary in age from 8 to their 80s, together with an 8-year-old boy who used to be paralyzed from the waist down when the taking pictures severed his backbone.
In feedback delivered after the listening to, Lake County State’s Lawyer Eric Rinehart declined to mention whether or not Crimo may face further fees and mentioned he would now not touch upon whether or not Crimo’s oldsters may well be charged. Some other folks have puzzled why Crimo’s oldsters it seems that supported his pastime in weapons simplest months after he reportedly threatened suicide and violence.