Judge sets sentencing date for Oxford High School shooter
(CBS DETROIT) - Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley appeared in court Friday for the fourth day and final of a Miller hearing ahead of his sentencing in the November 2021 shooting deaths of four students.
Psychiatrist Dr. Lisa Anacker testified for the prosecution Friday and was the only witness to testify during the hearing's final day.
Following closing arguments from Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald and defense attorney Paulette Loftin, Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe said he will announce his decision on whether the shooter will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Sept. 29 at 9 a.m. via Zoom.
The shooter's sentencing date will be in-person and is scheduled for Dec. 8 at 9 a.m.
The Miller hearing resumed after a more than two-week break. The last time the shooter was in court was for the hearing's third day on August 1. Much of that day in court centered around the testimony of a psychologist and featured a disturbing body camera video of the shooter in jail.
Licensed psychologist Colin King described the shooter as a "feral child," who was emotionally, socially, and psychologically abandoned. The defense played body camera footage, which they said shows the shooter in the middle of a psychological break.
Throughout Friday, CBS News Detroit is joined in studio by defense attorney Lillian Diallo and former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino to break down the hearing.