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School Gunman’s ‘Fugitive’ Parents Laugh, Cry in Court After Wild Manhunt
James and Jennifer Crumbley fronted court Saturday after fugitive teams tracked them down to an industrial building in east Detroit.
www.thedailybeast.com
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The parents of alleged school shooter Ethan Crumbley pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges on Saturday, shortly after they were nabbed by fugitive teams “hiding” in an industrial building in east Detroit.
James and Jennifer Crumbley appeared emotional throughout the arraignment. Jennifer cried as she said she understood the charges against her. James smiled, laughed, shook his head, and raised his eyebrows at various points. Meanwhile, defense lawyer Shannon Smith and prosecutor Karen McDonald squabbled over whether the pair had planned to turn themselves in at all.
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The couple had last been seen by the public on Thursday when they tuned into their son’s virtual arraignment from a car. McDonald said they withdrew $4,000 from an ATM before vanishing.
But Smith (their lawyer) claimed in court that prosecutors failed to inform her of the imminent charges, and the “terrified” parents had always planned to turn themselves in after getting their affairs in order.
“It was just a matter of logistics,” she said. McDonald disagreed. “I can’t imagine why they were surprised,” she said. “The whole country knew that these charges were coming.”