The mother of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley is scheduled to go on trial this week for her role in the murders of four students.
Jennifer Crumbley and her husband James Crumbley were each charged with four counts of manslaughter in connection with the Nov. 30, 2021, shooting at Oxford High School, in which Ethan, who was 15 at the time, was 16. Tate Mire was killed. Justin Schilling, 14-year-old Hannah St. Juliana, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin, and seven others were seriously injured.
”[W]When given the option to help [Ethan] “He was removed from school and the defendant did nothing,” the Michigan Court of Appeals said in a March 2023 court filing. The trial of James Crumbley and Jennifer Crumbley. The trial for James Crumbley, who recently separated from Jennifer, is scheduled for March.
When James and Jennifer met with a school counselor to discuss their son's disturbing drawings on the morning of Nov. 30, 2021, hours before their son opened fire on the school, “they followed the school's recommendations. On the contrary, it did not.” [school counselor Shawn] Hopkins, take it. [Ethan] Please go home and seek medical attention immediately,” the application states.
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James and Jennifer Crumbley were arrested on December 4, 2021, after their son killed four people at Oxford High School on November 30, 2021. (Oakland County Sheriff's Office)
“Also, when they decided to keep him at school, they did not tell school officials: [Ethan’s] No history or explanation of mental health problems [Ethan] “He was in possession of the same gun he had drawn on his math worksheet,” the appeals court added.
On Monday, Ethan Crumbley appealed his sentence of life without the possibility of parole, and the 17-year-old's new lawyer announced that he would be facing a separate trial against the convicted murderer, the Oakland newspaper reported. Pres said he would advise parents not to testify against them.
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Ethan Crumbley, suspect in the Oxford High School shooting. his parents, James Crumbley and Jennifer Crumbley; School district officials are accused of negligence, among other things, in the ongoing lawsuit. (Eric Shields/USA Today Network)
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen MacDonald said James and Jennifer Crumbley dismissed school administrators' concerns about Ethan's drawings and went to Oxford the morning of the shooting without taking him home. He said he left high school.
Ethan Crumbley wrote “I can't stop thinking” under a picture of a gun, then erased it before meeting with school officials and added “Help me.” Above the picture of the bullet, it says, “Blood everywhere.” Further down the page are other handwritten words and phrases, such as “My life is useless.”
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James and Jennifer Crumbley met with their son and school leaders the morning of the shooting after Ethan Crumbley's teacher noticed him drawing disturbing pictures in class. did. (Oakland County)
During the meeting, the 15-year-old suspect was able to convince school officials that the drawing in question was for a “video game.” Prosecutors said in 2022 that her parents “categorically refused” to take their son home.
“I have to go to my son's school and see the counselor,” Jennifer Crumbley said just before 11 a.m. on Nov. 30, during a conversation about horse lessons scheduled for later that day. It's time for today,'' he allegedly sent a text message to an acquaintance.
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James and Jennifer Crumbley appear in court on February 8, 2022 in Rochester Hills, Michigan. (AP Photo/Paul Sancia)
In another email that morning, Jennifer Crumbley said she still plans to train horses, adding that her son is going through a “difficult time” after the death of his dog Tank. My friend went to a treatment facility and who knows what else,” the prosecutor said.
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On February 8, 2022, in a courtroom in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Ethan Crumbley, the teenager who killed four students in the Oxford High School shooting, addresses a colleague. displayed text. (AP Photo/Paul Sancia)
After the meeting, Jennifer Crumbley said in another email that she “couldn't leave him alone” and suggested she might take Ethan to the horse farm after school on the afternoon of Nov. 30. did.
She also texted her boss a photo of a disturbing drawing by Ethan, saying, “I have to go to school. I just got a call from my counselor. This is what I'm dealing with.” It is said that
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Jennifer Crumbley will appear in Oakland County Court on December 14, 2021. (Fox News Digital)
Other evidence presented against the parents so far includes text messages showing how they ignored their son's pleas for help in the year before the shooting.
Jennifer also said this Facebook post Before the shooting, she and her husband purchased the same gun Ethan used in the shooting as a Christmas present for their son. Prosecutors said it appears the gun was not properly stored in her home.
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The home of James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Oxford High School shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley, in Oxford, Michigan, on December 3, 2021. (Jeff Kowalski/AFP via Getty Images)
James and Jennifer Crumbley told Ethan during their Nov. 30 meeting that the defendant “didn't ask if he had a gun, didn't look in his backpack, and when he left school, the defendant went home. I didn't even check.” [Ethan] did not take the gun,” the appellate court filing states.
Immediately after the shooting, the Crumbleys allegedly fled their Oxford home after Michigan authorities issued a red alert for the couple. They were considered fugitives until their arrest by U.S. Marshals on December 4, 2021.
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James and Jennifer Crumbley were considered fugitives for several days after their 15-year-old son shot and killed multiple people at Oxford High School on November 30, 2021. (Oakland County Sheriff's Office)
Their lawyer said they fled for safety and turned themselves in several days later.
Attorneys for the Crumbley parents argued that the parents could not have predicted their son's development. plan a mass shooting before that happens.
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“We're here today because of me. It's because of my actions,” Ethan said during his sentencing in December 2023, adding that he “couldn't have stopped it” himself. added. The 17-year-old also said his parents were not responsible because they “didn't know” and said Crumbley “didn't tell his parents” what he was going to do.
Lawyers for Crumbley's parents argue that they could not have predicted their son's plans for the shooting before it happened. (Fox 2 Detroit)
When Jennifer Crumbley found out her son was the suspected shooter, she told her boss, “The gun's gone, the bullets are gone,'' and “Oh, Andy, he's going to kill himself, he's the shooter.'' It must be,” he texted. She also said, “Ethan did it.”
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The trials of James Crumbley and Jennifer Crumbley are the first of their kind. Ethan Crumbley's trial was also the first for terrorism charges brought against him. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his crimes, which is typically the punishment given to adults in Michigan.
