A Michigan judge rejected a request Tuesday to lower the bond for James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of alleged Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley.
The request asked that the couple’s bond be reduced from $500,000 to $100,000, respectfully, according to a report.
Both parents also sought to keep their current counsel and agreed to joint representation.
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The manhunt surrounding the parents was influential in Judge Cheryl Matthews’s decision to deny the request for a lower bond, according to the report.
Bond is an instrument used to guarantee a defendant’s appearance before a court, she said.
“Defendants indicate they were devastated when they heard about the alleged actions of their son felt unsafe in their home, felt hounded by the press and found it necessary to leave,” Matthews said.
“However, the chronology of events that occurred subsequent to the defendants leaving their home is not consistent with cooperation with law enforcement.”
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The Crumbleys are each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter relating to the 2021 Oxford High School shooting, in which the couple’s son allegedly killed four students and wounded seven more people.
