More: Crumbleys say in court filing that gun was locked up, they knew of no threatĪll three Crumbleys face criminal charges in the shooting at Oxford High School in which Ethan Crumbley is accused of killing four people and wounding seven.Įthan Crumbley, 15, faces 24 counts of first-degree murder, terrorism and felony firearm charges his parents face four counts each of involuntary manslaughter. The Crumbleys' attorneys, Smith and Lehman, didn't immediately respond Thursday evening to requests for comment. "They have already shown that they will flee if given the opportunity."Įarlier this week, the couple's attorneys contended in a court filing that the gun was properly locked away and they had no reason to believe Ethan Crumbley was a threat to himself or others. They have sold their horses," Keast wrote. "As of October 18 2021, they were over $11,000 behind on their house payments. Prosecutor Karen McDonald's office argued in the filing that the $500,000 bonds should not be lowered and the couple is "a greater risk of flight now than they were at the time of arraignment."Īssistant Prosecutor Mark Keast argued in the 35-page response Thursday that the motion earlier this week to reduce their bonds left out important details. Prosecutors also for the first time released troubling drawings that officials say caused teachers to remove Ethan from class hours before the shooting.Īttorneys for the couple, Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman of Bloomfield Hills, have asked a judge to reduce their individual bonds from $500,000 to $100,000 and release them on an electronic tether. They remain jailed on charges of involuntary manslaughter after their son was accused of killing four classmates at Oxford High School on Nov. Prosecutors filed a pointed rebuke of James and Jennifer Crumbley, who are seeking to have their $500,000 bond lowered at a Jan. "Instead of paying attention to their son and getting him help, they bought him a gun," Oakland County prosecutors wrote in a court filing Thursday.
Rochester Hills - In the weeks leading up to the Oxford school shooting, suspect Ethan Crumbley's dog died, his only friend moved and he carried a baby bird's head in a jar to school, prosecutors said.ĭespite signs of sadness and disturbing text messages, his mom engaged in an extramarital affair and both parents spent hours each week tending to the family's horses, prosecutors claim.