The trial for the accused Highland Park parade gunman, Robert Crimo III, has been postponed and agreed to in court on Wednesday.

Crimo is accused of opening fire at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago, killing seven people and wounding dozens of others. 

Crimo appeared in court on Friday, requesting a public defender after saying he wanted to represent himself in the trial. If Crimo had been his own defender, he would have been able to ask potential jurors questions through the judge.

Now representing Crimo, Lake County public defender Anton Trizna asked to strike down the previous trial date, Feb. 26, and instead delayed the trial to next year, starting Feb. 24, 2025. Assistant State’s Attorney Ben Dillon rejected the proposal, asking to start the trial this fall, sometime in September or October, according to the Daily Herald. 

Crimo has been held at Lake County Jail without bond since he was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder and indicted on 117 felony counts. If convicted, Crimo could face up to life in prison. He was placed in a maximum security jail cell after two rule violations. Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said Crimo verbally threatened a correctional officer and used the PIN of another inmate to make a phone call despite having suspended phone privileges, according to the Lake and McHenry County Scanner. 

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Crimo’s father, Robert Crimo Jr., was released from jail in December after 60 days after a guilty plea in November to misdemeanor counts of reckless conduct for assisting his son to obtain a firearm owner’s ID card. 

Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti asked the parties to discuss potential trial dates before Crimo’s next scheduled court appearance on Feb. 21, when she’ll set a start date.