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Judge's rules that parents of accused Michigan school shooters will face unwilling manslaughter

(CNN)Ethan Crumbley, a school shooter in Oxford, Michigan, still has multiple parents Faces involuntary mansions. On Wednesday, the judge ruled on suspicion of manslaughter, despite trying to crush the countagainst them.

Judge Cheryl Matthews stated that thelower court correctly ruled that Crumbley's parents could stand in prosecution.

Jennifer and James Cranby were charged with four manslaughter charges each after a teenage son shot and killed four students and injured seven others at Oxford High School in November. I was charged.

They both pleaded not guilty, and their lawyerwas accused in court documentthat the indictment was not legally justified and that the couple had committed their son. He insisted that he should not be held liable for the killing. ..
However, in acourt filing earlier this month, theprosecutor insisted on maintaining manslaughter against his parents. "The school with the murder weapon," he added, adding that their negligence was a "substantial factor" in the killing.

In Wednesday's ruling, Matthews stood on the side of the prosecutor, "a rational jury concludes that his (Ethan Crumble) behavior is reasonably foreseeable. And the behavior of his parents can be considered relevant. " To him.

Ethan Crumbley also has four single murders, seven assaults aimed at murder, and a felony mission firearm.
His trial was transferred on January 17, 2023, and the judge announced at a preliminary hearing on Thursday. He remains imprisoned in Oakland County Jail. Crumbley's lawyerstates that he plans to "claim crazy defense at the time of the alleged crime".

Another judge orders the victim's family to publish evidence

Also this week, another judge subpoenas the school district and sheriff's office. Shooting at the victim's family, according to a copy of the ruling ordering the disclosure of evidence in accordance with.

Judge Ray Lee Chabot of the Circuit Court issued the order on Thursday after hearing the discussions in court. The

decisionis a suspect in a civil lawsuit filed in Januaryby a family member of a student who survived or was killed in a shooting against Crumble's parents and school workers.

As part of the proceedings, the family sent to the Oxford Community School in March and the Sheriff's Office in Auckland County in April for photos of crime scenes, surveillance videos from a shooting school, police and other shootings. Requested proof. report. In this case, the school district and sheriff's office are not defendants.

However, Oakland County prosecutors have expressed concern about the disclosure of evidence while preparing for a criminal trial related to the shooting.

The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office said in a post-judgment statement that it would seek intervention in civil proceedings so that CNN could be asked to block the disclosure of evidence. Oakland County prosecutor Mark Kest said the office is focused on prosecuting criminal cases and hopes that evidence that could affect these cases will be released "prematurely." Said not.

"Civil cases are also an important part of achieving victims' justice, but we are calling for permission to proceed with criminal cases before further evidence is released," Keast said. I am saying. "In addition, there is substantial research and data showing that school shooters, like Oxford shooters, are seeking bad publicity. Videos and other evidence that may inadvertently encourage future shooters. We would like to avoid disclosure. "

As of Thursday, the public prosecutor's office had not filed a petition for intervention.

Meanwhile, a lawyer representing the victim's family told CNN that the family was a crime seven months after the shooting.

"The public prosecutor's office has done a great job of pursuing criminal accusations against Ethan and his parents," Ben Johnson told CNN. "They aren't doing a great job of submitting these documents, which these parents are absolutely entitled to."

Assistant Prosecutor David Williams said on CNN. In a statement to, the family and their lawyers said they were offered the opportunity to watch videos and other evidence when they were ready for security in Auckland. The County Security Officer's Office or the Auckland County Public Prosecutor's Office. "

Oakland County Security Officer Michael Bushar told CNN in a statement that he would not oppose the disclosure of evidence unless it raised the issue of fair trial.

"My only focus and concern is to be directed at the victim and hold the responsible person accountable. In that sense, the victim, family, who watched the video, All of our friends are also very anxious about the experienced law enforcement professionals, so proper support around them. For those procedures, "a security officer has been added.