School ‘shooter’ Ethan Crumbley and parents James and Jennifer on suicide watch after attack left four dead
ETHAN Crumbley and his parents were all being held in isolation and on suicide watch at a jail in Michigan on Saturday.
Ethan, 15, is accused of shooting dead four students and injuring more in an attack at Oxford High School last week, and his parents have now been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting.
The three are being checked on "multiple times an hour," according to Sheriff Michael Bouchard of Oakland County, Michigan.
Bouchard added that records do not indicate that any of the three face mental health issues.
Prior to the Crumbleys' arrest, they had been seen on Friday when a search warrant was executed at their home, according to Bouchard.
When asked about reports that Jennifer and James Crumbley were hiding from police, Bouchard said: "Where they were and how they were seems to support the position they were hiding."
Police are also reporting that the Crumbley parents withdrew $4,000 from an ATM and turned their cell phones off before they were apprehended, noting that the Crumbleys may have had help hiding from authorities, and that person may also face charges.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.
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Late on Friday night, police located the "fugitive" parents, who were traveling on foot after their car was reportedly found abandoned in Detroit.
On Saturday morning, the Crumbley parents made their first court appearance in an Oakland County court.
Jennifer Crumbley appeared to break down in tears as a judge charged her and James on four counts each of involuntary manslaughter.
They both pleaded "not guilty" to the charges, and were each placed under $500,000 bond.
A district judge ruled the couple a "flight risk" during their arraignment hearing.
It has now been reported that James Crumbley bought the gun for Ethan on Black Friday as a Christmas present, which is against Michigan state gun laws.
Oakland County prosecutor, Karen McDonald, told this week that both James and Jennifer Crumbley had been “difficult,” adding Ethan should not have had access to his father’s gun.
McDonald stated: “We know owning a gun means securing it properly locked up and keeping ammunition separate and not allowing access to other individuals especially minors.”
Arguing that people should be held accountable when a child gets a hold of their handgun she concluded, “We will be making a decision swiftly.”
Ethan Crumbley is being charged as an adult with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of terrorism, among others for the shooting that killed Hana St Juliana, 14, Madisyn Baldwin, 17, Tate Myre, 16, and Justin Shilling, 17.
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