Bond Set for Men Accused of Drunken Gunplay in Plainfield Township
Hank Robinson and Carmen Nero were in Will County court Monday.
Two men were still in jail Monday night after police said they went on a drunken shooting spree in a Plainfield Township backyard.
Hank Robinson, 25, of the 23000 block of Bentley Drive in unincorporated Plainfield Township and Carmen Nero III, 33, of Joliet, were in court Monday afternoon, each facing charges of reckless discharge of a firearm and use of a firearm without a FOID card.
Robinson, who was paroled in April after serving time for a string of 2010 salon burglaries, is also charged with unlawful use of a firearm by a felon.
Bond for Robinson was set at $75,000, meaning he would have to post $7,500 to be released from the Will County jail.
Nero’s bond was set at $50,000, or $5,000 bail.
Robinson and Nero were arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly firing off more than a dozen rounds with a semi-automatic handgun in the backyard of Robinson’s Bentley Drive home.
READ: SWAT TEAM RESPONDS TO GUNSHOTS AT PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP HOME
Will County’s Special Operations Group was called to the scene after neighbors reported shots fired, and the occupants of the house failed to cooperate with Joliet police, who responded first to the scene.
During questioning, Robinson and Nero admitted to getting drunk and firing the weapon, which was recovered in the attic, according to Will County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Chief Ken Kaupas.
In 2010, Robinson was convicted in a string of burglaries at hair and nail salons in towns including Plainfield, Joliet, Shorewood and Channahon. He was arrested in April 2010 after being pulled over by state police, who discovered a stolen cash register and money drawers in the backseat of his car.
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Mark
7:33 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
He needs to serve more of his sentence. Obvious he has no respect for the Law or other people. My bet, He'll meet his maker early.
pat doherty
10:04 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
not a very safeplace is plainfield,perhaps you should send them somewhere quiet,like Chicago maybe that might cure their itchy trigger fingers.
pdl
7:33 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Can everyone agree the case be handled in Will County? Okay! Moving on...
Bail seems cheap considering you have an ex-felon playing with guns. Looks like we will see them on the streets again soon
Christopher Reynolds
7:33 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
This guy just sounds like an idiot.
Stella Hartman
11:15 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
My brother is not an idiot, He just gets in with the wrong people. No need to keep putting in his face. I know Carmen Nero first hand and he is not good news at all. All of people think my brother is the only wrong one here and he's not once again like the last prision time.
maryjane
3:49 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
yea its not an idiot hes a retard hi my name hank hello.......the pieace of crap will get out then do somethin to go back in he aint no gansta in prison he a wansta.....lol
Ricki-Lynn
11:15 am on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Not to mention that his house is within a minute's walk to two separate grade schools where several after school sports activities take place. I do not know why Will County is not tougher on these people. I live 2 subdivisions south and there is a woman who has been a menace in our neighborhood since moving in. She has repeatedly been arrested on drug charges (including manufacturing meth), has been found GUILTY of robbing 2 houses in our neighborhood, and several other neighbors have reported things missing from houses and garages. We never had a single incident before she and her "friends" moved in. Each and everytime she goes to court she pleads guilty, serves NO TIME and is always "free to go". Why doesn't Will County crack down on these people?
Butch W
5:13 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Costs to much to jail them and they cant pay the fines, Bring back good old hard labor
Buckgrove
9:53 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
How does a conficted felon get a gun?
I. J.
9:04 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The same way any other criminal or gang banger does. Laws are only as good as their ability to be enforced. Secondly, like Butch said, it cost too much to house all the criminals so probation is the choice. Look at all the repeat offenders out there. A slap on the wrist is no deterrent to crime.
Gary
1:33 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
steal
maryjane
3:49 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
because its hank and hank get what he wants it has always been that way.......
Allons-y
12:05 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
it is pathetic that this scumbag is going to be walking around my neighborhood AGAIN. Felons that violate parole should not be offered bail, especially not after discharging weapons 400 yards away from 2 schools
Cair
6:29 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Agreed
Gary
1:33 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
need to pass more gun laws maybe then these felons will obey the law.YEAH RIGHT
John Tips
3:10 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The darn judges keep letting them out, as I said before - we need to get new judges!
Carrie
11:39 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
My brother is not a scumbag.....maybe u r the scumbag for even saying it......he dont have the potential of shooting anyone. Carmen is the one who had the gun....and it was carmens idea not my brothers. And this story has sooo many mistakes in it.....i know cuz my cousin lives there with his wife and other ppl. Tell u one thing carmen held everyone hostage in that house after the fact that hank gave himself up. It was carmens fault bout why the swat team was there. So everyone needs to quit pointing fingers at just one person
Cair
9:46 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
For you to blame Carmen solely is ridiculous, to blame your brother alone is wrong as well. The two of them got drunk and did something horrific. I thank god that no one was hurt because of their stupidity. Your cousin Brian's wife should not have had her child in that environment of drinking and gun play, in my opinion she should have had more respect for her husbands home. That being said no one forced either of them to shoot the gun, they are grown men. You have no proof that Carmen brought the gun for all we know it was in the house from the jump. As far as insinuating that Mr. And Mrs. Nero are in anyway shape of form responsible is insane. Before you start spewing these things out of your mouth you should know your facts which you clearly do not. Why would these people give their son a gun especially if they are in law enforcement? They wouldn't. Maybe you should talk to your own family before you worry about attacking the Nero family. If we want to play the blame game it falls squarely on the individuals that were there that night. As far as you making up this elaborate story of Carmen holding everyone hostage, why did everyone in the house lock hank outside? Carmen is a very thin small man who couldn't hold a large dog hostage, this is all just your way of deflecting the truth. Brian and his wife never said he did that, so let's all realize that nothing anyone says matters, unless they were there that night! Which if you were, then you should be in jail as well!
Stella Hartman
11:15 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
I agree with my sister 100% here. Just leave my brother's name out of your mouth if you can't sat anything nice about him. He has not done anything wrong to anyone to anyone out there so leave him alone. I hope Carmen gets the most time out of this.
maryjane
3:49 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
yea but hanks a grown man im sure he has his own mind to think should i or shouldnt i he dont need anyone else thinkin for him to make a decision he didnt have to do what carmon wanted him to unless he just wanted to look and be cool come on and he isnt a scumbag he worse alot more worse then a scumbag.....
Carrie
11:39 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
And the gun is carmens which he also has a background to....but i dont know how he got a gun....i know his parents r cops in chicago
Cair
6:29 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
U obviously don't know anything about his family get a clue
Stella Hartman
11:15 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013
you go Carrie I hope Carmen gets long time in there.
maryjane
3:49 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
im glad u too r on the same side cause u guys r all 2 faced ppl and for u too tobe talkin crap on here trin to change it all round so the story wont look bad for hank and u guys all talk bout hank behind his back and behind eachother.......listen this family dont never know which way they want to go they dont know to go left on right or right on left it dont matter what happened hank got caught up in the game and now heneeds to serve his time hes a bitch.....
Carrie
11:39 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
And the gun was not found in the attic......noone can even get a freakin story right then y even post it unless u r an idiot
Cair
6:29 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Get your story right... Carmen is like 110lbs soaking wet who is he going to hold hostage? They both were idiots went outside and shot a gun end of story. Defend your brother all u want it won't make a lick of difference
maryjane
3:49 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
and hank can get in trouble too was there a gun pulledon hank sayin if u dont do this with me ill shoot u no there wasnt so if his friendsjump off the bridge hank he wouldtoo stop stickin up for him what dose he do for u guys besides always make u cry he would always make stella cry obversly he never cared bout u when he wouldmake ucry what has he ever done for any ofu besides steal......
Allons-y
4:24 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I was referring to both of them as scumbags. When you hangout with scum you get treated like scum, no matter what happened. They BOTH got arrested for a reason and they should both sit in jail for it
Carrie
9:46 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I know the facts....i was told by my cousins wife that carmen wouldnt let them out.....he was going psycho......and there was also two other ppl there that said also carmen wouldnt let them leave. So maybe this cair person should get her story right. Carmens psycho period......sorry to tell u the facts women.
Carrie
9:46 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Hank was already arrested carmen kept everyone. inside that what the ppl said to the cops when they were bought in for questioning that night.....so u better rethink carmen he is crazy....and it was his gun
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Cair
11:26 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
I'm sorry that you haven't a clue because you weren't there. You know a lot about what again? Some gossip you heard, I'm Carmen's sister in law and had no plans to throw that out there because I'm not proud of the situation and its quite strange that you are. Please explain how know so much without being there because my info came from the police not from gossip. I'm pretty positive that you are grasping at straws you are repeating the same thing over and over. Explain to me how your brother has gun powder residue on his had as well? Oh yes because your story is that Carmen forced your FELON brother to shoot. They are both at fault and you are delusional if you don't see that. So remind me who was the psycho who robbed all those salons?
maryjane
3:49 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
i dont hink hank was forced to shoot hank wasalways the type if he wanted somethin he would take it or steal it evenfrom family he always got what he wanted andim sure they were both messedup andthought it wouldbe cool to shoot the gun off cause when ppl really drunk they act stupid well hank dont have toact it he already is stupidsostupidgets what stupiddoes
Cair
11:26 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Oh and one more question for you there Carrie, where did you get your info about the gun? Because you seemed awfully sure that Carmen got it from his parents. So obviously more your brothers cousins wife info huh? Stick up for your brother but don't drag others through the mud you don't even know. It's pretty clear you have no clue what's even going on. I'm pretty sure that's slander.
mommy of 4
9:01 am on Monday, January 14, 2013
its a terrible thing that happened and everyone should just shut up and see what the court says. people are going to point fingets at each other and nobody wants to go away. I know Carmen and personally I don't think he would have done something like that. not hold people hostage.
maryjane
3:49 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
thats all they do they never know any facts onlyhear say they r only sayin stuff to stickup for him so he dontgo to jail were they always there anyother time for him when he was in jail before did they govisit him and how many times that and stella shouldnt beon here runnin her mouth to any one and stella u married a felon onhere to a chester so dontu have enough things to worry bout ......and u guys cant stop anyone from sayin anythin its there own opion to write on hear aintthats what its for so if uguys dont like it then get off cause i wont stop talkin bout him ..... what u gonna do threatin me with eachother beatin me upu 2 couldnt even fight ur way out of a wet paper bag even soak and wet quit runnin ur dam mouths.....
Cair
12:34 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013
Ya it's totally clear that people want to protect their brother yet, when someone did something wrong like discharge a weapon when houses and schools are near by is insane let alone that kids were inside that dump as well TERRIBLE. Say all u want about Carmen but u should be worried about your own family, Carmen has family and friends standing by his side not proud of what he did, and not making up some stupid story that makes no sense at all. What you should be worried about is the conditions at Bryan's house that his wife should lose the kids for unspeakable filth. Worry about that before u worry about Carmen! I hope your brain can comprehend the fact that the police have all the evidence they need to prove they both shot the gun so you "ladies" making up crazy conspiracy theories and posting them on a local news article that doesn't make a damn difference. Hank and Carmen are going to be in trouble and for u to say Carmen should get it worse is absurd. They both did it! Grow up! I will throw this out there since u want to play this game remember who has an extensive criminal record, who is the felon so yeah I'm sure we know who is getting it worse. Mary Jane seems to be the only one with any sense at all!