James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, are set to be sentenced on Tuesday morning.
The pair will appear together in court for the first time since before their trials initially began together and were eventually separated. Prosecutors are asking for 10 to 15 years in prison for both parents, who asked for time served.
Two separate juries found both James and Jennifer guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting on Nov. 30, 2021, when their then-15-year-old son killed students Tate Myre, 16; Justin Shilling, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Madisyn Baldwin, 17, and left seven other victims injured.
The parents’ trials have been described as historic, as they are the first parents of a school shooter in U.S. history to be tried for their child’s crimes. Ethan Crumbley’s case was also considered historic because he pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge on top of murder charges. The now-18-year-old will spend life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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James and Jennifer Crumbley are asking to be sentenced to time served, or no additional prison time. (Mandi Wright/Detroit Free Press via AP, Pool)
James Crumbley declined to testify during his own trial after his wife took the stand about a month before his trial began.
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At one point during her trial, Jennifer said she “wouldn’t have” done anything differently if given the chance.
WATCH JENNIFER CRUMBLEY’S TESTIMONY:
“Of course, I look back after all this happened, and I have asked myself if I would have done anything differently. I wouldn’t have,” Jennifer testified, adding that she wishes her son would have killed her and her husband, James Crumbley, “instead.”
In a pre-sentencing statement, Jennifer Crumbley backtracked on her own testimony.
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