Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford school shooter, has asked a judge to let her out of prison while she appeals her conviction. She believes it’s unfair to keep her locked up during this process.
Raised after her conviction on four counts of involuntary manslaughter related to the school shooting carried out by her son Ethan in November 2021. The tragic incident took the lives of four students and injured seven others. Her husband, James Crumbley, also faced the same charges and was convicted.
Her lawyer, Michael Deszi, submitted a request to release her in the Oakland County Circuit Court, stating that Crumbley is not a flight risk and does not pose a threat to the public.
“This case has been bungled starting with the prosecution’s overreaching charge of involuntary manslaughter of a parent for the intentional criminal acts of her son who was charged and treated as an adult in the eyes of the law,” Deszi wrote in the court filing.
“A jury of 12 individuals listened to testimony and reviewed countless pieces of evidence before they unanimously found her guilty as charged, and she was sentenced by the judge accordingly,” he said. “This was an egregious set of facts that resulted in a conviction along with a 10-15-year prison sentence.”
Four students were killed, and seven others injured on November 30, when student Ethan Crumbley opened fire at Oxford High School. (Scott Olson)
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Jennifer was sentenced to serve between 10 and 15 years in prison after an Oakland County courtroom heard evidence arguing the now-46-year-old neglected her son’s cries for help over the years leading up to the shooting.
She and James also showed up at Oxford High on the same day Ethan shot people in the hallways to discuss violent images the then-15-year-old drew on a worksheet in class with school administrators, but they left and went back to work shortly afterward.
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.
