James and Jennifer Crumbley are seen waiting for their sentencing for manslaughter on April 9, 2024, as reported by Law&Crime.
The parents of the student who committed the shooting at Oxford High School, which resulted in the deaths of four classmates, will be in prison for a minimum of ten years. Michigan This is because their son used a gun obtained by his father to carry out the shooting, and they are being held accountable for it.
The sentencing was carried out by Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews. Jennifer Crumbley has been given a sentence of 10 to 15 years behind bars. James Crumbley received the same prison term and both have already served more than 850 days.
Both Crumbleys were found guilty after in separate trials of manslaughter. According to Michigan's laws, manslaughter is a serious crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
The son, Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time, shot and killed four of his classmates in November 2021.
Matthews has also prohibited the Crumbleys from contacting the victims' families and will make a decision about their contact with their son later.
According to prosecutors, James and Jennifer Crumbley knew that their son had problems and had been summoned to the school on the day of the shooting after his teachers found disturbing and violent drawings that he had made in a math workbook. Despite this, the parents left the school after meeting with the officials and their son, while Ethan Crumbley stayed behind.
Arrest warrants were issued for Jennifer and James Crumbley after the shooting. They appeared tried to escape from being caught by the police but were eventually found hiding in a building close to downtown Detroit, around 30 minutes away from Oakland.
Ethan Crumbley admitted guilt in October to all 24 charges against him, including murder and terrorism. He was given a lifelong prison sentence with no chance of parole.