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Jennifer Crumbley, convicted mother Archer of Oxford Schoolasked a judge to release her from prison, arguing that it would be “very unfair and unjust” to keep her locked up during the ongoing appeal process.
The request for release came after Crumbley was sentenced to four counts of manslaughter for son Ethan shooting Nov. 30, 2021 Oxford High School shooting kills Tate Myre, 16; Justin Shilling, 16; Hana Sveta Juliana, 14; and Madisyn Baldwin, 17, and injured seven other people. Her husband, James Crumbley, was later convicted of the same charges.
Crumbley’s attorney, Michael Deszi, filed the motion in Oakland County District Court on Thursday, arguing that Crumbley is not a “flight risk” and “does not pose a danger to the public.”
“This case is screwed up starting with the prosecution’s excessive charge of involuntary manslaughter of a parent for the intentional crimes of her son who was charged and treated as an adult in the eyes of the law,” Deszi wrote in a court filing.
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Ethan Robert Crumbley, 15, charged with first-degree murder in the high school shooting, poses in a jail booking photo taken at the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac, Michigan. (Oakland County Sheriff)
Deszi argued that Crumbley should not be jailed until her case reaches the Supreme Court of Michigan.
“… It would be grossly unfair and unjust to keep Ms. Crumbley locked up for years while this matter moves slowly — possibly years — through the appeals courts,” Dezsi wrote, noting that she has already been locked up for more than three years.
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“Given the apparently minor nature of these charges, the prosecution should not reap the rewards of prolonged wrongful imprisonment before the Michigan Supreme Court hears and rules on this case,” he said.
James and Jennifer Crumbley appear in court, Rochester Hills, Michigan, on February 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancy)
In a statement Thursday, Oakland County Chief Assistant District Attorney David Williams said Jennifer Crumbley needed to remain incarcerated because of her actions — not the actions of her then-15-year-old son.
“Jennifer Crumbley was tried by a jury of her peers for her own actions and inactions that led to the Oxford High School shooting — not her son’s actions,” he said.
“A jury of 12 individuals heard testimony and reviewed countless pieces of evidence before unanimously finding her guilty as charged, and the judge sentenced her accordingly,” he said. “This was an outrageous set of facts that resulted in a conviction coupled with a prison sentence of 10-15 years.”
Four students were killed and seven were injured on Nov. 30 when student Ethan Crumbley opened fire at Oxford High School. (Scott Olson)
The parents of the Crumbley family went down in history as the first parents to be convicted of mass shooting committed the mass shooting of his child.
Jennifer was sentenced to between 10 and 15 years in prison after an Oakland County court heard evidence that the now 46-year-old ignored her son’s cries for help in the years before the shooting.
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She and James also showed up at Oxford High on the same day Ethan shot people in the hallways to discuss the violent images the then-15-year-old had drawn on a class worksheet with school administrators, but they left and soon returned to work later.
Earlier this month, Jennifer Crumbley asked the court to overturn her conviction or grant her a new trial.
Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
