The parents of a teenager who killed four students at Michigan’s Oxford High School are asking a judge to let them attend his sentencing in December.
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2022, photo, Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, a teenager accused of killing four students in a shooting at Oxford High School, appear in court in Rochester Hills, Mich. The Michigan Supreme Court turned down an appeal Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, clearing the way for the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. are seeking permission to attend his sentencing while they also face charges in the attack.
Ethan Crumbley, 17, could be sentenced to life in prison on Dec. 8. James and Jennifer Crumbley, who are, have had no contact with their son for nearly two years, though all three are being held at a suburban Detroit jail. “Understandably, this hearing is of paramount importance, and would be to any parent, no matter what their child has done,” defense lawyers Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman said in a court filing Thursday.
Prosecutors are opposed to having the Crumbley parents in court, saying their presence would be a distraction, especially for victims who plan to speak at the sentencing, theThe Crumbleys instead could be allowed to watch the hearing online in jail, assistant prosecutor Marc Keast said. The parents have been in custody since shortly after the November 2021 shooting, unable to afford a $500,000 bond. They are accused of contributing to the tragedy by making a gun accessible to their son at home and ignoring his mental health needs.Four students were killed at Oxford High School and six more students and a staff member were wounded. The shooter pleaded
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