But the facts of this case are so egregious,” McDonald said. “I have tremendous compassion and empathy for parents who have children who are struggling and at risk, for whatever reason, and I am by no means saying that an active shooter situation should always result in a criminal prosecution against parents. McDonald said she is not advocating for every parent in active shooter cases to be prosecuted. We should be doing it every time someone uses a gun, especially in cases when the perpetrator is someone who can’t legally buy a gun on their own,” Crifasi said.
“It was good to see officials in Michigan decide to hold these parents accountable.
“But I don’t see very much coming from any sort of gun possession charges in this case.”Ĭrifasi welcomed the move to charge the parents. Such texts and ignoring other red flags can “ultimately be seen as aiding and abetting the final outcome, which is why I think these involuntary charges are going to stick,” Coleman said. You have to learn not to get caught,” McDonald said Friday. “Quite frankly, I don’t think that the prosecution is going to have a strong case with them regarding any of the gun possession laws in and of themselves, at least not against the parents.”īut because the involuntary charges don’t require intent, “I think the prosecution stands to make some ground and get some traction,” with those charges, Coleman said.Īfter the school notified the parents Ethan Crumbley had been searching online for ammunition the day before the shooting, Jennifer Crumbley texted her son: “LOL I’m not mad at you. That could be a stumbling point for the prosecution, Charles Coleman Jr., a former prosecutor, told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “We are not legally required to store your weapon in a safe manner,” she said. There are no safe gun storage laws in Michigan, the prosecutor said. Their defense attorneys will have to “show that these parents acted responsibly,” Martin said, adding it is “an uphill battle for this defense team.” “We know that prosecutors have been reluctant to charge parents in these school shooting cases, even though in some cases, like the Crumbley cases today, parents seem to have some responsibility.” “These are extraordinary charges,” said CNN legal analyst Areva Martin. Oxford school shooting victim's brother: 'Never in my life will I feel this pain again' Juliana, 14 (top left),Justin Shilling, 17 (top right), Tate Myre, 16 (bottom left), Madisyn Baldwin, 17 (bottom right) I think it’s appropriate.” McDonald added.įour of the Oxford High School shooting victims. Receiving a text that your teenager is saying ‘I love you so much, I think I’m going to be killed.’ What charge addresses that? And the answer is the terrorism charge. I’ve had an opportunity to look at some of the messages… those kids were sending their parents, and I can’t even imagine what that must have been like. “We also need to respect the hundreds of students that were in that school that day, running for their lives out of the building, hiding underneath desks, in bathroom stalls, and sending messages. She added that the terrorism charge in Michigan requires an act against a community, not a government. And finds it missing, and then makes a 911 call and says this gun is missing, and I think my son is the shooter,” McDonald later told CNN’s Anderson Cooper. We know that because right after the public being notified about an active shooter, Dad drives to his house, and it was for one reason: to look for that weapon.
“They didn’t even disclose it at that moment or check to see if their son had that weapon, or go right home and look to see where the weapon was…. The parents “resisted” taking Ethan from school that day, and he returned to class.Īn investigation found the gun was stored in an unlocked drawer in the parents’ bedroom, McDonald said. Then, when called in to the school’s office and ordered to get counseling for their son, the couple did not try to determine the whereabouts of the gun, or whether their son had it with him that day, the prosecutor said. The day of the shooting, a teacher noticed a disturbing drawing Ethan had made, including “a drawing of a semiautomatic handgun pointing at the words ‘the thoughts won’t stop help me,’” and a drawing of a bullet with “blood everywhere” written above it, McDonald said. Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald on Friday laid out a timeline of chilling events in the days leading up to the shooting, from James Crumbley purchasing the 9 mm Sig Sauer SP2022 semi-automatic pistol just days before it was allegedly used in the shooting, and Jennifer Crumbley posting on social media it was a Christmas present for Ethan. Prosecutor lays out disturbing timeline in explaining why school shooting suspect's parents were charged
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