Ethan Crumbley

The 16-year-old pleaded guilty to all 24 charges, nearly a year after the attack at Oxford High School in southeastern Michigan. He withdrew his intent to ...

In addition to the counts of first-degree murder and terrorism causing death, Ethan Crumbley admitted guilt to seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of possessing a firearm in the commission of a felony. His lawyers will be able to argue a variety of mitigating circumstances, including family life and mental health. 9 for the start of hearings to determine if he'll be sentenced to life without parole or get a shorter sentence due to his age, and a chance at release. A teacher had discovered a drawing with a gun pointing at the words: "The thoughts won't stop. He went into a bathroom, pulled out the weapon and then began shooting. Ethan Crumbley, 16, pleaded guilty to all 24 charges, nearly a year after the attack at Oxford High School in southeastern Michigan.

"It was not locked," Ethan Crumbley said in court. James and Jennifer Crumbley are charged with involuntary manslaughter over allegations involving their son's ...

“My thoughts are with the students, teachers, staff, and families of Oxford High," Whitmer said after Crumbley's guilty plea hearing. Defense lawyers for the Crumbleys did not comment on Crumbley's guilty plea as a judge has issued a gag order in their case, preventing both sides from discussing any parts of the parents' case with the media. His parents had said they would get him counseling but declined to take Ethan home from school that day, insisting he be returned to class. Prosecutors have alleged that Crumbley carried out his crime after long suffering from mental health issues that his parents failed to address. Second, the shooting is tomorrow, I have access to the gun and ammo," Crumbley wrote in his journal. "It was cold-blooded what he did," Mueller said. I don't think there are any words that could make (the victims' families) feel better." there was no soul there." life in prison, without parole," the judge asked him. His attorney Paulette Michel Loftin said she initially planned an insanity defense, but noted after Monday's plea hearing that such defenses are difficult and that her client opted instead to plead guilty. the first victim has to be a pretty girl with a future so she can suffer like me." Juliana, 14, and Justin Shilling, 17, and injuring seven others who were struck by his bullets on Nov.

Defense attorneys Monday entered the guilty plea to 24 criminal charges including terrorism causing death and first-degree murder, which carry up to life in ...

I feel it did not need to happen, and to me, that is unforgivable to all of the families who lost a child, had children that were shot and all the students that will bear the burden of this trauma for the rest of their lives.” An independent investigation is underway, and we continue to support those efforts for a full accounting of the events leading up to Nov. “In that type of case, it could be part of a defense strategy to mitigate a future sentencing,” he said. “In many cases, it can happen with a defense that falls apart — such as insanity defense when you can’t find an expert to testify the defendant was insane at the time of the offense so they have no basis for that defense,” Ribitwer said. Ethan's parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, are both facing involuntary manslaughter charges related to the four school deaths and are expected to stand trial at a date to be determined in early 2023. Juliana and Shilling), and that it was your intention to kill them?" “It may be that they want to get him out of Oakland County Jail. “It’s a relief for the families that they don’t have to go through the trauma of a trial, but there are so many questions that need to be answered. “It’s a sad day; it was a difficult day for the clients I had in the courtroom,” Johnson said. … Accountability must be taken by the parents for their negligence and the school district for the failure to implement threat assessment procedures according to the policy. “It was very difficult for them to see Ethan Crumbley’s face, when a couple of my clients don’t have a son to see anymore. Some members of the public were directed to an overflow space in the county commissioners' auditorium.

Ethan Crumbley, now 16, pleaded guilty to 24 felony counts, including for charges for first-degree murder, for the Nov. 30 Oxford High School shooting, ...

Robert Oppenheimer, who’s credited as the “father” of the atomic bomb. CPS “would have investigated Ethan Crumbley and warned the students at Oxford High School of his imminent threats,” the complaint said. Months before Crumbley allegedly opened fire on his school, he told a friend he was in the grips of a mental breakdown and needed help. Fieger](https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/01/accused-oxford-high-school-shooter-called-self-destroyer-of-worlds-in-ominous-twitter-post-lawsuit-says.html) and the Fieger, Fieger, Kenney & Harrington law firm claimed the heightening problems with Crumbley should have been reported to Child Protective Services. Jennifer Crumbley referred to the gun as “an early Christmas present” on social media. Jennifer Crumbley texted a message to her son: “Ethan, don’t do it,” but it was too late. Ethan Crumbley at his plea hearing admitted that he picked out and paid for the gun purchased on his behalf by his father. Days before the shooting, officials say Ethan Crumbley accompanied his father to purchase the eventual murder weapon. Crumbley confirmed the gun was not kept in a “locked container or safe.” Rowe asked if the teen understood what he was pleading guilty to and that he would face up to life in prison. The teen, with dark-brown hair draping the sides of his head down to his shoulders and glasses, stood between his attorneys in an orange Oakland County Jail inmate uniform as he appeared in Pontiac’s Oakland County Circuit Court Monday, Oct. Jennifer and James Crumbley are each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, accused of being grossly negligent in their failure to seek proper help for their son before he committed violence.

Ethan Crumbley, 16, shot and killed four people at Oxford High School in southeastern Michigan last year.

[charged](https://www.forbes.com/sites/annakaplan/2021/12/03/michigan-school-shooting-suspects-parents-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter/?sh=33e530227f10) with four counts each of involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors said that the behavior of the pair was “far beyond negligence” and allegedly gave their son access to a gun while failing to address his mental health issues. An additional victim, also a student, died later at a hospital. They pleaded [not guilty](https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisakim/2021/12/04/michigan-school-shooting-suspects-parents-plead-not-guilty-to-involuntary-manslaughter-charges-after-arrest/?sh=51f54db747de). In November, police arrived at Oxford High, about 35 miles north of Detroit, to respond to calls of an active shooter. [previously pleaded not guilty](https://www.forbes.com/sites/annakaplan/2021/12/01/michigan-school-shooting-suspect-ethan-crumbley-charged-with-terrorism-first-degree-murder/). [first-degree murder](https://www.forbes.com/sites/annakaplan/2021/12/01/michigan-school-shooting-suspect-ethan-crumbley-charged-with-terrorism-first-degree-murder/?sh=1c851eeb5f6e) and a count of terrorism that caused death.