Suspect's parents did not flee and are returning soon, their attorneys say

[people]

Source: CNN

Two attorneys working with Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of the Michigan school shooting suspect, say the couple left town on the night of the shooting “for their own safety” and are not fleeing.

. . .

"On Thursday night we contacted the Oakland County prosecutor to discuss this matter and to advise her that James and Jennifer Crumbley would be turning themselves in to be arraigned. Instead of communicating with us, the prosecutor held a press conference to announce charges," attorneys Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/oxford-school-shooting-michigan-12-03-21/index.html

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Think they will show up?

[AZLD4Candidate]

1. I'm going to ask the $10,000 question

If they were minorities, would they be handled with the kid gloves they are currently being handled with?

[cinematicdiversions]

13. Yes I heard if you run over a woman with a car

You bail is $1000

This is not a race problem this is a soft on criminals problem.

[AZLD4Candidate]

27. Depends on the criminal.

I do believe it is a race, and a money, thing.

[NullTuples]

56. To be fair, Brock had to fit it into his summer vacay so it wouldn't impact his classes at Stanford

I wanted to throw in a sarcasm tag, but...well...that's really why the judge appeared to okay it.

But then, there's this:

Aaron Persky was ousted as a judge by voters over his sentencing of Brock Turner, who assaulted an unconscious woman at Stanford University in 2015. Only one day after defending his hiring, officials said he had been fired from the high school in San Jose. His 2018 sacking was the first recall of a California judge since 1932.

In a statement on Tuesday, Fremont Union High School District said that Mr Persky had applied to coach junior varsity girls' tennis over the summer, and was hired after completing a background check that included a fingerprint scan.

"He was a qualified applicant for the position, having attended several tennis coaching clinics for youth and holds a high rating from the United States Tennis Association," the statement said.

That day Change.org launched a petition calling for Mr Persky to lose his new job and accused school officials of "explicitly and ignorantly allowing rape culture to ensue". But on Wednesday, the district announced that his employment at Lynbrook High School in San Jose "has ended".

[LeftInTX]

30. The guy in Waukesha was out on $1,000 bail for running over a woman

The man accused of careening his SUV into a Wisconsin parade, killing six people and injuring more than 60 others, was a registered sex offender in Nevada and had an active arrest warrant in that state, court records show.


He was also released on bond this month after allegedly running over a woman who said she's the mother of his child earlier this month, according to court documents.

Some are wondering why Brooks was released on $1,000 bond after allegedly running over a woman on November 2 -- an amount the district attorney's office now calls "inappropriately low.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/22/us/what-we-know-about-suspect-in-waukesha-parade-tragedy/index.html

[catsudon]

17. i dunno

but if you miss the four people you were shooting at, they let you go home on bail. in Texas no less.

[sarcasmo]

63. 10k is the reward amount.

[inthewind21]

2. Ironic

They were fleeing for their safety. I know of 4 kids who wish they had that chance.

[Cha]

19. Exactly! "..fleeing for their safety.."

Bullshit!

[LiberalLovinLug]

21. They are cowards. And delusional, if they are Trumpists

So they may have been convinced there were hordes of AniFa and BLM terrorists. (Rittenhouse only got rid of one)..... an army of them were set to descend on their home to take them out.

[wnylib]

46. Well, there might actually be

4 sets of parents ready to go after them.

[relayerbob]

3. RIIIIGHT

That's why they setup manhunts and describe them as armed and dangerous. The lawyer's trying to buy time and reduced charges.

[MontanaMama]

4. They're "returning"

but they didn't flee? Hmmmm.

[gab13by13]

31. The lawyer says they are returning, not the sheriff.

[Bev54]

36. Oops, guess he was wrong.

[MontanaMama]

39. Boy howdy he was wrong.

The US Marshall’s and the FBI are working the case for the folks who didn’t flee.

[2naSalit]

45. Yeah...

Sounds like maybe the Sheriff needs to be investigated, I think he let them get away.

[MontanaMama]

50. Crap.

I didn’t even think of that.

[2naSalit]

51. I recall a Sheriff...

In western Michigan who was pretty cozy with the insurrection crowd. I would not doubt that this guy's helping these two. Gunners who are tfg's disciples hang together no matter what.

Happens in small counties in this area.

[MontanaMama]

52. It's Michigan after all.

Not that we have any room to talk in MT these days. I’ve got a lot of empathy for Democrats in these crazy ass states. MT included.

[2naSalit]

53. Indeed.

It's a topic my friends and I discuss these days. I don't belong to any special cliques so I don't feel all that cozy these days since you have to belong to one to survive. It's looking a lot like a relocation next year is coming down the pike. I have to get my plans B and C together before I do anything decisive.

[jeffreyi]

5. Geeze.

Nice try, attorney.

[paleotn]

6. BWahahahahahah!! Yea, right. Holding my breath....NOT!

[Jilly_in_VA]

7. How many times

did the attorney blink while he was saying all this nonsense, and how fast was he blinking? That's usually the tell. He's lying his ass off.

[Siwsan]

8. The hearing was set for 4.

And where were they that they couldn't return texts or phone calls.

I'm thinking they've had second thoughts about the probability of getting away.

[RockRaven]

11. Maybe once they realized they didn't get the head start they had expected, or that LEOs were

going to consider them armed and dangerous (i.e. might shoot them rather than merely chase them) they lost their nerve...

[wnylib]

47. Maybe they returned hoping the NRA or a militia or

Republican politician will put up bail and get them a good attorney.

[barbtries]

9. i think they will.

there's no upside to fleeing.

[Bev54]

37. They are Trump supporters, very doubtful they have thought this through.

[people]

10. Will they show up?

It's a little weird that the sheriff said about 2 hours ago that their attorney could not get the parents to call her back and now the attys have released a statement that they will turn themselves in. Since the charges were announced hours ago, why did it take this long for them to communicate with their attorneys that they are returning? I think now they are afraid of being picked up by the FBI, etc.

[musette_sf]

12. As Dorothy Parker said, "And I am Marie of Roumania"

suuuuuuure they're "returning soon".

As Mother Of The Year texted to Sonny Boy, "You have to learn how to not get caught."

[mn9driver]

14. I used to have neighbors like this. These folks are sociopaths.

Lying isn’t second nature to them, it is first nature.** For another example, see TFG.**

They will do whatever they think they can get away with, without regard for long term consequences or damage to their ruined, murdering child. And nothing will ever, ever be their fault. **For another example, see TFG **

[Squaredeal]

15. Did they blow their shot at getting bail?

N/T

[gab13by13]

32. Yes.

[Lasher]

16. The Crumbleys are not in custody and are considered fugitives, official says

This is the latest from CNN:

The Crumbleys are not yet in custody and considered fugitives, according to Oakland County undersheriff Michael McCabe.

The undersheriff is confident the couple will be found and it’s a “matter of when.”

Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of the Michigan high school shooting suspect, were scheduled to be arraigned at 4 p.m. ET today.

Earlier today, court administrator Amy Luce said that if they were not in court by 4:30 p.m. ET, there would be no arraignment today. If the Crumbley’s are taken into custody tomorrow, there could be an arraignment from Oakland County jail, as there will be no one at the courthouse tomorrow, according to Luce.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/oxford-school-shooting-michigan-12-03-21/index.html

So it looks like they're on the run.

[wcmagumba]

18. They'll probably do it Bonnie and Clyde style, seems to be in their trumpian genes...nt

[tulipsandroses]

20. Nah they attempted to flee. I suspect someone close to them talked them out of it

After seeing that they would be wanted fugitives.

[wnylib]

48. Very thoughtful of them to

desert their kid in jail, not knowing if he has an attorney, or when they might see him again. Granted he will never make son of the year, definitely not citizen of the year, but he is their son.

[yardwork]

54. He's fifteen. I'm just appalled that they abandoned him.

[OAITW r.2.0]

22. Way to deep their hole deeper.

If they were so worried for their personal safety, they should have booked rooms at the County jail. They'd be safe there.

[DownriverDem]

23. Our local media

is full blown coverage. I live an hour from Oxford. They are total trumpers.

[JohnnyRingo]

24. There's more to come.

I'm sure of it.

[George II]

25. The Sheriff's office said they didn't hear from them, and the prosecutor is on MSNBC and....

....hasn't said anything about that.

She still considers them fugitives. The FBI and Federal Marshals are still searching for the parents.

Seems the lawyer is trying to take the heat it's client.

[Rebl2]

26. Yea right

[Raven123]

28. They could have offered condolences to the victims. They could have apologized to those families

Instead they ran from responsibility.

[wnylib]

49. If they had an punce of responsibility

between them, there would not be 4 kids dead, 7 wounded ones in the hospital, and a son in jail.

[FelineOverlord]

29. The U.S. Marshalls and FBI are now involved

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[LeftInTX]

33. They will...Probably trying to get their stories straight

[rpannier]

34. Definition of soon

Plate Tectonic soon

[Cha]

35. What did mother Crumbley advise

her killer son?.. ".. don't get caught.."

[MontanaMama]

38. Yep. That's was "sage motherly advice".

This won’t end well…just my prediction.

[TNNurse]

40. If they were supposed to be there at 4pm,

are they not now fugitives????

[LudwigPastorius]

41. Probably just shopping for a new gun.

Since mom's christmas present got confiscated.

[dchill]

42. Lawyers lie all the time.

[Javaman]

43. Well, that was bullshit. Nt

[Mr. Evil]

44. You've all heard of pond scum.

Now, we have Trump scum.

[Progressive Jones]

55. Along with removing these 3 creeps from society, I hope this case

will be used as a weapon against the Ammosexual Agenda.

[tenderfoot]

57. But I thought their arsenal of guns were for protection

eom

[gab13by13]

58. Raw Story is reporting they withdrew 4,000 dollars from an ATM

and turned off their cell phones. Looks like they intend to come back.

[stopdiggin]

64. pretty hard to draw $4000 out of an ATM in one go

(or even two). Maybe things work differently up in MI?

[George II]

66. I've never been able to take out more than $500 from any account I've had over decades.

[Carlitos Brigante]

59. See? It's all good. They just had a "thing" with a "guy". nt

[ShazzieB]

60. Those lawyers are pathetic.

Ten to one, they have no more idea where their scummy clients are than the cops do. They're just hoping against hope that those creeps come home before anyone figures that out.

[BeyondGeography]

61. They aren't terribly smart either

[live love laugh]

62. They've lawyered up and probably getting $$.

[twodogsbarking]

65. So the media was wrong? Imagine that.

[IbogaProject]

67. They have been arrested

https://news.yahoo.com/james-jennifer-crumbleys-vehicle-found-061840735.html

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

68. Parents of suspected Michigan school shooter plead not guilty to manslaughter charges

James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the teenager accused of killing four people in a Michigan high school shooting, pleaded not guilty to charges against them.

The couple was arraigned in court Saturday morning on four counts each of involuntary manslaughter. A judge set their bonds at $500,000 each, saying there is some concern about them being a flight risk because they had to be apprehended.

The couple’s attorneys had asked for a bond of $50,000 or $100,000 and denied that James and Jennifer Crumbley fled.

Jennifer Crumbley cried as she told the judge that she understands the charges against her. She and her husband both appeared virtually for the arraignment.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/parents-of-suspected-michigan-school-shooter-plead-not-guilty-to-manslaughter-charges/ar-AARsa1u