A Michigan jury completed the earlier panel's work on Thursday, finding the father of school shooter Ethan Crumbley just as guilty as the 15-year-old's mother for not paying attention to signs that the boy was in trouble before he took the gun his parents had given him as an early Christmas present and killed four of his classmates.
James Crumbley was found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, just like his wife, Jennifer Crumbley, last month. Both will be sentenced on April 6.The Detroit News reported..
Last year, Ethan Crumbley admitted to shooting his Oxford High School classmates and was given a life sentence in prison, as previously reported by CrimeOnline. The parents were charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to ensure their son received mental health treatment and for buying him a gun days before the shooting. Both adult Crumbleys pleaded not guilty and now face up to 15 years in prison.Crumbley killed Madisyn Baldwin, 16; Tate Myre, 16; Justin Shilling, 17; and Hana St. Juliana, 14; on November 30, 2021. On the morning of the shooting, school officials called the parents in because of concerning drawings a teacher found in his possession. But the parents wanted him sent back to class and no one searched his backpack for the gun. And that wasn't the first signs of trouble.
"How many times does this kid have to say it (help me)?" Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said in her closing argument this week. "That isn't enough. He writes the words 'Help me' on a piece of paper."
After the shooting, when police were searching for them, the Crumbleys fled to a friend's in Detroit and hid until police located them. They denied they were hiding and said they intended to surrender.
[Featured image: Oakland County Sheriff's Office via AP]
A Michigan jury completed the earlier panel's work on Thursday, finding the father of school shooter Ethan Crumbley just as guilty as the 15-year-old's mother for not paying attention to signs that the boy was in trouble before he took the gun his parents had given him as an early Christmas present and killed four of his classmates. James Crumbley …