James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the teenager who killed four students in a massacre at his high school, have been indicted.
A short run. On Friday, James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose son Ethan has charged with the murder of four students in a massacre at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, were arrested after their indictment for “manslaughter” for buying their 15-year-old boy the gun with which he opened fire at the school on Tuesday. For a few hours after their indictment, the couple could not be found, with local authorities even offering $ 10,000 as a reward for any information leading to their arrest. “If they think they can get away with impunity, this is not the case,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard told CNN during this time. They were finally arrested in Detroit, where a woman recognized their car, says the “Detroit News”.
The day before, a lawyer representing them had announced that the Crumbleys had left Oakland County for security reasons, deploring the public announcement of their indictment “instead of communicating with us”. “I am angry as a mother. I am angry as a prosecutor. I am angry as a person who lives in this county. A lot of simple things could have been done to avoid this and certainly there was a perfect response from the emergency services and an immediate arrest, but four children were killed, seven others are injured so yes we should be very angry ”, Oakland County District Attorney Karen McDonald said.
“Ethan, don’t do this”
The gun used in the shooting had just been purchased by James Crumbley, presumably for his 15-year-old son. “My new beauty,” the latter wrote on social media, posting an image of the gun, which his mother called “her new Christmas present.” According to CNN, she took her son to the shooting range last week and texted him on the day of the shooting, including one saying, “LOL, I’m not mad at you. You just have to learn not to get caught. ”
A post that referred to an incident that took place hours before the killing, when a teacher found disturbing words in young Ethan’s bag, one of which read “Thoughts don’t stop.” Help me.” and another “Blood everywhere”, with a bullet design. “My life is useless” and “The world is dead” were also written by the teenager, whose parents were ordered to take him to a psychologist within 48 hours. It was after this interview with the school administration and the parents that the shooting took place. “Ethan, don’t do that,” wrote Jennifer Crumbley on hearing the news.
Four students, aged 14 to 17, were killed in Tuesday’s shooting, and seven people were injured. Ethan Crumbley was indicted for terrorism and murder, considered an adult in the eyes of the law.
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