Judge denies venue change request for parents of accused Oxford school shooter
PONTIAC, MI — When the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter go to trial, they will be doing so in their native Oakland County. Chief among the motions was one seeking a change of venue, as Smith and Lehman have alleged media publicity and statements from Oakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald have tainted potential Oakland County jurors’ objectivity. The Oxford High School shooting claimed the lives of students Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17. Ethan Crumbley’s case is set for a review hearing regarding his placement at the jail at 9 a.m. on July 21. Read more on MLive:Parents of accused Oxford High School shooter told him to ‘suck it up,’ laughed when he asked for help, police testifyJudge orders independent attorneys to counsel parents of alleged Oxford High School shooterAccused Oxford High School shooter pursues GED from behind bars in Michigan
mlive.comEthan Crumbley’s Parents Ask Judge To Quash Charges Against Them
Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of Michigan school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley, have asked a judge to void the charges against them for their alleged roles in the Nov. 30 shooting at Oxford High School that left four students...
detroit.cbslocal.comParents charged in Michigan school shooting seek lower bond
The parents of a Michigan teen who is accused of a fatal school shooting are asking a judge to lower their bond and help release them from jail. James and Jennifer Crumbley have been locked up since Dec. 4, unable to come up with $500,000 each to leave custody and await trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. In a court filing, lawyers said the Crumbleys are not a risk to the public and would wear electronic monitoring devices.
news.yahoo.comJudge grants request that accused Oxford High School shooter’s name not be used in court
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated PressA judge has granted a prosecutor’s request that a Michigan teen charged in a fatal school shooting not be named in court during his parents’ separate criminal trial. RELATED: Judge orders independent attorneys to counsel parents of alleged Oxford High School shooterProsecutor Karen McDonald filed a motion March 18 requesting that the boy’s name be withheld. He wanted to be famous and he wanted to be remembered.”“So when we repeat the Oxford shooter’s name and continuously publicize his photo, we’re contributing to future shooting,” McDonald said then. The Crumbleys face involuntary manslaughter charges and are accused of making the gun used in the Nov. 30 shooting at Oxford High School available to their son, Ethan. They also are accused of failing to intervene when he showed signs of mental distress at home and at school.
mlive.comJudge orders independent attorneys to counsel parents of alleged Oxford High School shooter
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — To ensure the parents of the alleged Oxford High School shooter don’t have a conflict of interest in their ongoing criminal cases, a judge has ordered independent lawyers to meet with both defendants. The Crumbleys are the parents of Ethan R. Crumbley, 15, who allegedly went on a shooting rampage in the hallways of Oxford High School in November, killing four people and wounding seven others. The Crumbley parents are both charged with four counts of involuntarily manslaughter, with prosecutors maintaining they were criminally negligent in not preventing the shooting. In a Feb. 24 preliminary examination for the Crumbley parents, witnesses testified Ethan had expressed having a mental breakdown and was experiencing hallucinations. Read more:Prosecutor asks court to stop using accused Oxford High School shooter’s name“How do I get my fan mail?” Accused Oxford High shooter’s jail messages revealed in courtParents of accused Oxford High School shooter told him to ‘suck it up,’ laughed when he asked for help, police testifyCourt hearing for accused Oxford High School shooter’s parents centers on demons, voices, guns, infidelity‘My son ruined so many lives,’ horse trainer says mom of accused Oxford High shooter messaged herAccused Oxford High shooter discussed raping, killing a female classmate, prosecution saysJudge to determine if accused Oxford High shooter should be moved to juvenile facility
mlive.comAccused Oxford school shooter’s parents were warned teen was a threat, counselor says
But, he testified, Jennifer Crumbley told him, “today was not an option because they had to return to work.”“I didn’t want Ethan to be alone at home,” Hopkins added. jk, jk, jk,’” Smith told Wagrowski, who explained that “jk” is shorthand for “just kidding.”“Ethan responds about how his dad left the gun out but Ethan knows gun safety so its no problem. JK JK JK JK,’” Smith said. The case against them is highly unusual because parents are rarely held criminally responsible for teens accused in mass school shootings. Last month, Ethan Crumbley’s attorneys filed a notice of an insanity defense.
mlive.comCounselor: Warned Crumbley Parents That Teen At Risk Before Shooting
The counselor of a 15-year-old boy charged with killing four students at his Michigan high school says he told the teen's parents the morning of the shootings that he believed their son was a threat to himself and needed mental health...
detroit.cbslocal.comDay before Oxford High School shooting, mom and son texted about gun, testimony showed
A judge must decide if there’s enough evidence to send Jennifer Crumbley and her husband, James Crumbley, to trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. Four students were killed and others were wounded in the Nov. 30 attack at Oxford High School, which is roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Detroit. ?” Jennifer Crumbley wrote. Completely harmless.”“Did you at least show them a pic of your new gun?” Jennifer Crumbley asked. He reported that a gun was missing from his family’s home and that his son was an Oxford High student.
mlive.com‘My son ruined so many lives,’ horse trainer says mom of accused Oxford High shooter messaged her
Jennifer Crumbley aspired to show horses competitively, Pennock testified on Tuesday, Feb. 8 in 52-3rd District Judge Julie Nicholson’s courtroom. After the meeting, Jennifer Crumbley notified Pennock she’d be bringing her son to her scheduled riding lesson that evening. After hearing of the shooting, Pennock testified she immediately suspected Ethan Crumbley might be responsible. “My son ruined so many lives today,” Jennifer said to Pennock in a Facebook message following the shooting, Pennock testified. “The gun is gone and so are the bullets,” Jennifer Crumbley told her boss in a subsequent text message.
mlive.comTexts Show Jennifer Crumbley Joked About Gun Day Before Oxford Shooting
A day before four students were killed at Oxford High School, the mother of the teenager charged with carrying out the mass shooting sent him a text message asking if he had showed teachers a “pic of your new gun,” an investigator testified...
detroit.cbslocal.comParents charged in fatal Michigan school shooting face key court hearing today
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teenager who is accused of killing four students at a Michigan school face a key hearing to determine if they will face trial. They’re accused of making a gun accessible to Ethan Crumbley and failing to intervene when he showed signs of mental distress. RELATED: Prosecutor asks court to ban parents of accused Oxford High shooter from mouthing ‘I love you’ during hearingsFour students at Oxford High School were killed and more were injured on Nov. 30. Separately, Ethan Crumbley is charged as an adult with murder and other crimes. The high school, roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Detroit, reopened on Jan. 24, nearly two months after the shooting.
mlive.comParents charged in Michigan school shooting face key hearing
The parents of a teenager who is accused of killing four students at a Michigan school face a key hearing to determine if they will face trial. Attorneys for James and Jennifer Crumbley have asked a judge to consider a postponement so they can further prepare. The Crumbleys are charged with involuntary manslaughter.
news.yahoo.comTeen in Michigan school shooting waives key court hearing
A teenager charged with killing four students at their Michigan high school waived a key hearing Friday, a decision that moves his case straight to a trial court, while his parents faced a separate court appearance to try to get out of jail. Prosecutors in Michigan typically have to present some evidence to show there's probable cause to send people to trial on felony charges, a low bar. Ethan Crumbley waived his right to go through that stage.
news.yahoo.comProsecutors: Big bond needed for parents in Michigan school shooting
The court filing was in opposition to an effort by James and Jennifer Crumbley to get out of jail on a lower bond. The parents “willfully ignored the needs and well-being of their son and the threat he posed to others,” prosecutors said. The prosecutor’s office earlier had described the writings but publicly attached them to a court filing for the first time Thursday. These parents could have done something,” the prosecutor’s office said. In a filing Wednesday, lawyers for the Crumbleys said they were devastated by the school shooting and didn’t know Ethan would commit violence that day.
mlive.comOakland County Prosecutor: Big Bond Needed For Crumbley Parents In Oxford School Shooting
The parents of a teenager charged with killing four fellow students at a Michigan school knew that he was depressed, fascinated with guns, and had tortured animals, even keeping a bird's head in a jar, prosecutors said Thursday.
detroit.cbslocal.comAlleged Oxford Shooter’s Mother Texted Him Not to Kill Himself While Hanging Out with Boyfriend, Horses
Jeff Kowalsky/Getty“Don’t do it,” the mother of suspected gunman Ethan Crumbley texted him on the day of the deadly attack, but she wasn’t referring to his imminent assault on a Michigan high school. Instead, attorneys for Jennifer and Jason Crumbley said, she was telling him not to commit suicide.Jennifer Crumbley’s lackluster appeal to her son was a symptom of a larger pattern of alleged parental neglect disclosed by prosecutors this week in the couple’s ongoing trial. In court documents filed
news.yahoo.comParents charged in Oxford school shooting seek lower bail
James and Jennifer Crumbley are charged with involuntary manslaughter and have been jailed on $500,000 bond since their arrest on Dec. 4. They’re accused of making a gun accessible to Ethan Crumbley and failing to pull him out of school when summoned about his writings before the shooting on Nov. 30. Ethan Crumbley, 15, is charged as an adult with murder and other crimes. “The Crumbleys, like every parent and community member, are devastated by the school shooting,” Smith and co-counsel Mariell Lehman said in a court filing. “The last thing they expected was that a school shooting would take place, or that their son would be responsible.”Smith asked that their bond be lowered to $100,000.
mlive.comCrumbley Parents Charged In Oxford School Shooting Seek Lower Bail
The parents of a teenager charged with killing four students at a Michigan high school didn't anticipate that he would commit violence and are “devastated” like others in the community, a lawyer said Wednesday in requesting that they be...
detroit.cbslocal.comAre parents criminally responsible for the actions of their child? In the Oxford shooting case, prosecutors say yes
Jennifer Crumbley, at left, and her husband, James, at far right, sit with their attorneys during a hearing on their role in the case involving their 15- year-old son Ethan, who allegedly shot 11 people at Oxford High School, killing four. Bill Pugliano/Getty ImagesMany were surprised when James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old boy accused of killing four classmates at Oxford High School in Oakland County, Michigan, were charged for their alleged role in the
news.yahoo.comParents of alleged Oxford High School shooter appear in court for first time since arraignment on manslaughter charges
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — In a packed courtroom, the parents of the 15-year-old boy accused of killing four of his peers in the Oxford High School shooting made their first public appearance since their arraignment on manslaughter charges. It was the couple’s first court appearance since their Dec. 4 arraignment on four counts of involuntary manslaughter. She said police are continuing to interview witnesses, with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office working around the clock. The Oxford High School shooting occurred Nov. 30 and saw 10 students and one teacher suffer gunshot wounds. A Dec. 13 hearing saw Oakland County District Judge Nancy T. Carniak order Ethan Crumbley be held at the Oakland County Jail rather than a juvenile facility pending his trial.
mlive.comJennifer & James Crumbley’s Probable Cause Hearing Delayed As Attorneys Need More Time To Review Evidence
The probable cause hearing that was supposed to take place Tuesday for the Crumbleys, the parents of the accused Oxford high school shooter did not happen, instead it was delayed till Feb 8. Both sides need more time to review a massive...
detroit.cbslocal.comParents of Michigan high school shooting suspect due in court today
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School were scheduled to return to court Tuesday on charges of involuntary manslaughter. Police said the Oxford, Michigan, couple was found Dec. 4 hiding in a commercial building in Detroit after warrants were issued for their arrests. Oxford High School, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Detroit, has been closed since the shooting. Online threats against other Michigan schools following the shooting at Oxford High have led to school closings elsewhere and charges. The Oxford district also will hold its first school board meeting Tuesday evening since the shooting.
mlive.comTeen accused in Oxford High School shooting due in court
OXFORD, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy accused of opening fire at his Michigan high school, killing four students and wounding seven other people, was due in court Monday for a procedural hearing. Ethan Crumbley is charged as an adult with murder, terrorism and other counts for the Nov. 30 shooting at Oxford High School, about 30 miles north of Detroit. It’s possible that the case could be put on hold if his attorney seeks a mental competency exam. Crumbley’s parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, are accused of failing to intervene on the day of the tragedy and are charged with involuntary manslaughter and were arrested. The gun used in the shooting also was bought days before by James Crumbley and their son had full access to it, prosecutors said.
mlive.comEthan Crumbley, Accused In Oxford High School Shooting, Due In Court
Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old suspect charged in the Oxford High School shooting on Nov. 30 that killed four students and injured seven other people, is due in court on Monday, Dec. 13, for a procedural hearing.
detroit.cbslocal.comParents of suspected Oxford High School shooter in custody after manhunt on Detroit’s east side
Parents of the suspected Oxford High School shooter are in custody and expected to face involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the attack their son is accused of committing, according to sources.