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Oakland County prosecutor fires back at Crumbley defense claims

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald challenged allegations of inappropriate pretrial publicity in the manslaughter case of the parents of the accused Oxford High shooting suspect and said she would not object to a media gag order for both sides.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

Jennifer and James Crumbley want Oakland County prosecutor sanctioned for 'liars' comment

PONTIAC, Mich. — Defense attorneys for the parents of the accused Oxford High shooting suspect filed emergency motions Tuesday seeking sanctions against Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald for alleged “unethical and inappropriate” statements and pretrial publicity.

Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022

Prosecutor wants trial for James and Jennifer Crumbley held in Oakland County

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald asked a judge Wednesday to keep the trial of the parents of the Oxford High School mass shooting suspect in Oakland County and to deny other requests to quash evidence from James and Jennifer Crumbley.

Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2022

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: Let prisoners earn time off their sentences

PONTIAC, Mich. — Kwame Kilpatrick urged reform of Michigan's criminal justice system Sunday while expressing the life-saving value of hope as part of a growing number of public appearances made by the former Detroit mayor following his own prison release last year.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022

Ethan Crumbley, accused Oxford shooter, will remain in adult jail

PONTIAC, Mich. — Ethan Crumbley, the alleged Oxford High School shooter, will remain in the Oakland County Jail for at least another month, rather than moving to the juvenile jail as his defense team has requested.

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022

New trial rules could shift defense strategy for parents of suspect in Michigan school shooting

PONTIAC, Mich. — A pretrial hearing Tuesday for the parents of the teenager charged with the Oxford High School mass shooting lasted only 20 minutes, but it laid down ground rules that could change the direction of Jennifer and James Crumbley’s own separate criminal cases.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022

Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect will each receive independent attorneys

PONTIAC, Mich. — The parents of the teenager charged in the Oxford High School mass shooting will each have independent attorneys appointed to help make sure that having attorneys from the same law firm does not provide a potential appeal if they are convicted.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2022

Prosecutor wants accused Oxford shooter's name excluded from court filings, hearings

PONTIAC, Mich. — The Oakland County prosecutor wants the name of the accused Oxford High School shooter removed wherever possible from court filings and for participants in hearings to refrain from saying his name, according to court records.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022

Should Ethan Crumbley, accused Oxford school shooter, be held in jail?

PONTIAC, Mich. — A judge might rule Tuesday whether to keep accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley at the Oakland County Jail rather than return him to a juvenile facility, a ruling that would run counter to national trends and a new federal law that took effect in December.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2022

Why Ethan Crumbley's insanity defense could become 'battle of experts'

PONTIAC, Mich. — Teenager Ethan Crumbley plans to pursue an insanity defense for his alleged role in the Oxford High School mass shooting that killed four students and wounded seven others.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2022