A judge denied a motion to reduce the bails of the parents of the alleged gunman in a deadly Michigan high school shooting spree in November.
The defense attorneys of James and Jennifer Crumbley, who both face four counts of involuntary manslaughter, argued for their bails to be reduced from $500,000 to $100,000. However, the judge on Friday sided with prosecutors who argued they are a flight risk because they did not turn themselves in to the authorities after they were charged, according to FOX 2.
Their son, 15-year-old Ethan, also made a court appearance that lasted less than 10 minutes. The teenager — being charged as an adult on 24 counts, including first-degree murder, terrorism, and felony firearms charges — waived his right to a hearing that required the prosecution to provide evidence of probable cause, meaning the case will head straight to trial. His attorney entered a not-guilty plea during his arraignment.
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The Crumbley parents were arrested on Dec. 3 in Detroit after being found on the first floor of an industrial building on Detroit’s east side.
The semi-automatic gun used in the shooting was purchased by James Crumbley, and social media posts indicate it was given to Ethan Crumbley as a Christmas present, prosecutors have said. James and Jennifer Crumbley, called to a meeting with Oxford High School officials the morning of the shooting, failed to heed warning signs their son was a danger to others, according to prosecutors.
They have both pleaded not guilty to the four counts they face.
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Four students were killed and seven were injured in the shooting at Oxford High School on Nov. 30, 2021. Two days after the shooting, multiple school districts in Michigan canceled classes for the remainder of the week, with many of them citing threats as the driving force behind the cancellations.
