A Michigan judge set a combined bail at $1.4 million (US $1 million) for the parents of a teenager accused of murdering four fellow high school students, after authorities arrested the couple following a high-profile manhunt.
Booking images from the Oakland County Sheriff showing James and Jennifer Crumbley who the Sheriff advises are the parents of accused shooter Ethan Crumbley.A Michigan judge set a combined bail at $1.4 million for the parents of a teenager accused of murdering four fellow high school students, after authorities arrested the couple on Saturday following a high-profile manhunt.
The Michigan school shooting is only the latest such incident in the United States, where elected officials have sparred over how to make schools safer for children as attacks have grown increasingly common in recent decades. "Our clients were absolutely going to turn themselves in," Shannon Smith said at Saturday's hearing. "It was just a matter of logistics."Detroit Police Chief James White told reporters in the early hours of Saturday that the couple had been found hiding in a commercial building on the city's east side. He said they had not broken into the building, but were let in by somebody.
Michigan law prohibits those under 18 years of age from buying or possessing firearms, except in limited circumstances such as hunting with a license and a supervising adult. On 21 November, a teacher found Ethan Crumbley searching for ammunition on his phone and alerted school officials, who left messages for his mother that went unreturned. His mother later texted him, "LOL, I'm not mad at you. You have to learn not to get caught."
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