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Ethan Crumbley's appellate lawyers cited his mental health and
other factors when he waived his right to trial at age 16 and
pleaded guilty to killing four students at Oxford High School in
2021.
But Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe said Crumbley's guilty plea
was “knowingly, voluntarily, and accurately given.”
The judge also said he would not set aside Crumbley's life
prison sentence.
“These are the right decisions under the law, and they allow us
to continue doing the most important things — focusing on the
victims and their families, and on preventing future shootings,”
said prosecutor Karen McDonald.
Crumbley, now 18, was 15 when he brought a gun to school and
killed four students and wounded others.
Earlier that day his parents were summoned to discuss violent
drawings and agonizing phrases written on a math assignment.
They didn’t take him home, and no one checked his backpack for a
gun.
James and Jennifer Crumbley are serving 10-year prison terms for
involuntary manslaughter. They were accused of making a gun
accessible at home and ignoring their son’s mental health.
They were the first U.S. parents to be convicted in a school
shooting committed by their child.
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