Jennifer Crumbley, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the High School Shooting her son carried out at a Michigan high school, is asking to be released from prison as her appeal moves through the courts.
Attorney Michael Dezsi argued in the new motion that Crumbley — who was sentenced this year to 10 to 15 years in prison for her son’s High School Shooting — hasn’t committed any crimes, isn’t a danger to anyone and won’t run away.
Dezsi said that Crumbley should be allowed to post bond, which would let her leave the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility while promising to appear at court dates.
“There’s no reason to keep her locked up,” Dezsi said. “She hasn’t hurt anyone, and she’s not a flight risk. This case is an overreach, blaming a parent for the problems of a whole nation.”
A significant portion of both parents’ trials was also spent on a school meeting the morning of the high school shooting.
Ethan’s teachers had become concerned after looking at his math homework, where he made disturbing drawings of shootings and wrote: ‘The thoughts won’t stop, help me.’
Unbeknownst to others in the room, Ethan had stolen the 9mm semiautomatic handgun from his home, which James had failed to lock up. At his trial, it was heard that the cable lock for the gun was still in its packaging inside the box.
James and Jennifer were brought into school to discuss the drawings, but both said they were ‘too busy’ to take him home and went back to work. Less than two hours later, Ethan opened fire.
