Charges against Georgia school shooter's dad echo Crumbley case
James and Jennifer Crumbley were held responsible for their roles in the Oxford High School shooting that killed four students.
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In a landmark case, James and Jennifer Crumbley are set to be sentenced after being the first parents in the U.S. to be held criminally responsible for their child’s school shooting. They were tried separately and found guilty after their son pleaded guilty to killing four students and injuring seven other people at his Michigan high school. Prosecutors have asked the judge to sentence the Crumbleys to anywhere between 10 and 15 years.
Michigan school shooter’s parents sentenced
James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the Oxford High School shooter, will serve at least 10 years in prison, a judge said Tuesday. The two were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in separate trials earlier this year.
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A judge on Tuesday sentenced the parents of the Oxford, Michigan, high school shooter to 10-15 years in prison each. CBS News Detroit reporter Andres Gutierrez was inside the courtroom as James and Jennifer Crumbley heard from the families of their son's four victims.
Impact statements at Crumbleys' sentencing
Parents and loved ones of the four students killed in the 2021 shooting at Oxford High School read statements detailing their pain and loss ahead of the sentencing for the shooter's parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley. They were each convicted of involuntary manslaughter for their roles in the shooting that their son carried out.
Parents of Michigan school shooter sentenced
James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of a Michigan school shooter who killed four and injured seven back in 2021, were sentenced Tuesday to 10 to 15 years in prison. They were given the maximum sentence after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the historic trial. CBS Detroit's Andres Gutierrez reports.
Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced
James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the Oxford High School shooter in Michigan, were each sentenced to 10 to 15 years for their role in the November 2021 shooting. The Crumbleys were convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter each earlier this year. CBS News' Nikki Battiste has the latest in the cases, and attorney Donte Mills breaks down the impact of the case.
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Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of a teenager who fatally shot four students at a Michigan high school in 2021, said any parent could be in her shoes while delivering a statement Tuesday at her sentencing. Crumbley and her husband, James, were both convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting.
Crumbley parents face sentencing
James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents who were convicted of involuntary manslaughter after their son killed four students in a 2021 school shooting, will be sentenced Tuesday morning. CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste and CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson have more.
James Crumbley faces sentencing
James Crumbley, the father of the Oxford High School shooter, said he wishes he would have known what his son was going through before the November 2021 shooting that took the lives of four students and injured several others. Crumbley and his wife, Jennifer, were each convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the shooting.
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James Crumbley, the father of a Michigan school shooter, is facing up to 15 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter. His son killed four students and injured several more at Oxford High School in 2021. CBS News' Elaine Quijano has more.
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The father of school shooter Ethan Crumbley has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Crumbley's mother was also convicted last month.
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Jennifer and James Crumbley were charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter after their son Ethan carried out a mass shooting in 2021 at Oxford High School in Michigan.
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A jury on Thursday found James Crumbley, the father of a Michigan school shooter, guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Crumbley's son opened fire at Oxford High School in November 2021, killing four students. James Crumbley's wife, Jennifer Crumbley, was also found guilty of involuntary manslaughter last month. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to unpack the verdict.
Jury deliberates in James Crumbley case
A jury in Michigan is deciding if the father of a convicted school gunman should also go to prison for the attack. James Crumbley is charged with involuntary manslaughter after his son killed four other students at his high school in 2021. Crumbley's wife was convicted of similar charges at a separate trial last month.
James Crumbley trial enters closing arguments
Closing arguments in the trial of James Crumbley, the father of a Michigan school shooter, began Wednesday. The defense rested its case after calling one witness. Crumbley faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a deadly school shooting his son carried out in 2021. CBS News Detroit's Andres Guiterrez reports.
Detective testifies at James Crumbley trial
A detective who interacted with James Crumbley hours after his son carried out a deadly mass shooting at Oxford High School in 2021 testified where and how guns were stored at the defendant's home. CBS News Detroit reporter Andre Gutierrez has more.
Trial continues for James Crumbley
Jury deliberations could begin in Michigan as soon as Wednesday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of James Crumbley, the father of the Oxford High School shooter. CBS News Detroit reporter Andres Gutierrez has more.
Opening statements in James Crumbley's trial
The trial of James Crumbley, the father of the Oxford High School shooter, began Thursday with opening statements and witness testimony. Crumbley is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2021 deadly shooting that his son carried out. Molly Darnell, an Oxford High School teacher who was injured during the shooting, was the first witness to testify. CBS News Detroit reporter Andres Gutierrez has more.
James Crumbley trial jury selection begins
James Crumbley, the father of the Oxford High School shooter, is awaiting jury selection for his involuntary manslaughter trial to start. His wife, Jennifer Crumbley, was convicted last month for her involvement in the case. CBS News Detroit's Andres Gutierrez is covering the trial.
Impact of Jennifer Crumbley conviction
It took jurors 11 hours to find Jennifer Crumbley guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Crumbley is the mother of a shooter who killed four students at a Michigan high school in 2021. CBS News' Michael George has more on what happened in the courtroom and Barbara O'Brien, professor at Michigan State University College of Law, joined CBS News to discuss the legal ramifications of the verdict.
Michigan school shooter's mother found guilty
A jury found Jennifer Crumbley guilty of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday. The mother of the Oxford High School shooter is the first parent in the U.S. to go on trial for a mass school shooting carried out by their child. CBS News' Elaine Quijano reports, and CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the impact of the jury's decision.
Jury deliberations in Jennifer Crumbley trial
The fate of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter, is now in the hands of a Michigan jury. Crumbley is charged with involuntary manslaughter. She is the first parent of a school shooter to go to trial on criminal charges for her child's actions. Her husband, James Crumbley, is also charged with involuntary manslaughter and is set to go to trial in March. CBS News' Elaine Quijano has more.
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