Father of Parade Shooter Begins Jail Sentence, Rebuked for Controversial Shirt

Robert Crimo Jr. starts 60-day term after guilty plea for sponsoring son's firearm application, son faces trial next month for deadly parade shooting.

Robert Crimo Jr., the father of the alleged Illinois Fourth of July parade shooter, has begun a 60-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to seven misdemeanor counts of reckless conduct for sponsoring his underage son's firearm application in 2019.
Crimo Jr. was admonished by a judge for wearing a shirt that read 'I’m A Political Pawn' to the courthouse, in violation of a court decorum order for the case.
The younger Crimo, now 22, is facing charges of 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery after he allegedly killed seven people and injured 48 at a parade in Highland Park, Ill. with a high-powered rifle.
Crimo Jr. was also ordered to surrender his gun license and ammunition and is banned from sponsoring other underage gun applicants.
Crimo III pleaded not guilty and is set to be put on trial next month, although prosecutors say he admitted to the mass murder while being taken into custody in the aftermath of the massacre.