james crumbley completed atf form 309- -- 5309-a. on or about november 26th, ethan crumbley's social media post revealed photos of a semiautomatic handgun along with the caption just got my new beauty today, including an emoji with hearts, sig sauer .9 millimeter, any questions i will answer, end quote. subsequent to the purchase of that weapon, one of jennifer crumbley's social media posts on about 11-27-read mom on sunday testing out his new christmas present. on november 21st, 2021, a teacher at the oxford high school observed ethan crumbley searching ammunition on his cell phone during class and reported the same to school officials. jennifer crumbley was contacted via voicemail by school personnel regarding the son's inappropriate internet search. school personnel indicate they followed that voicemail with an e-mail but received no response from either parent. thereafter, jennifer crumbley exchanged text messages about the incident with her son on that day, stating, quote, lol, i'm not mad at you, you have to learn not to get ca

crumbley and jennifer crumbley. >> james crumbley purchased a sig sauer 9 millimeter model sp-2022 from acme shooting goods in oxford, michigan, on november 26, 2021. a store employee confirms that ethan crumbley was present with james at the time of the purchase. per statute, james crumbley completed atf form 5300-9a. on or about november 26th, 2021, ethan crumbley's social media account revealed posts of a semiautomatic handgun along with the caption "just got my new beauty today" including an e mow you with hearts. emoji with hearts, "sig sauer 9 millimeter, any questions i will answer," unquote. subsequent, one of jennifer crumbley's social media posts read, quote, mom and son day, testing out his new christmas present, end quote. on november 21, '21, a teacher at the oxford high school observed ethan crumbley searching ammunition on his cellphone during class and reported the same to school officials. jennifer crumbley was contacted via voicemail by school personnel regarding the son's inappropriate internet search. school personnel indicate they followed that voicemail up with an

crumbley and jennifer crumbley. >> james crumbley purchased a sig sauer 9 millimeter model sp-2022 from acme shooting goods in oxford, michigan, on november 26, 2021. a store employee confirms that ethan crumbley was present with james at the time of the purchase. per statute, james crumbley completed atf form 5300-9a. ethan crumbley's social media posts revealed photos of the semi-automatic handgun along with the caption "just got my new beauty today" including an emoji with hearts, "sig sauer 9 millimeter, any questions i will answer," unquote. subsequent, one of jennifer crumbley's social media posts read, quote, mom and son day, testing out his new christmas present, end quote. on november 21, '21, a teacher at the oxford high school observed ethan crumbley searching ammunition on his cellphone during class and reported the same to school officials. jennifer crumbley was contacted via voicemail by school personnel regarding the son's inappropriate internet search. school personnel indicate they followed that voicemail up with an email but received no response from either parent. the

the parents we knew were being talked about, emily james and jennifer crumbley. even of hours he spoke this week that the 15-year-old is being charged as an adult, why now so expeditiously go after the parents legally? you have some thoughts. >> emily: number one, this sends a message to the culpability that they are michigan views parents as having a responsibility to secure firearms away from children. here's the thing, although we know there is not a specific law that commands or demands parents lock up or secure their weapons away from children, we know that in 2002 in flint, michigan, a man was prosecuted when his child got into his gun and murdered, unfortunately, was the result of such. we might see a similar pattern here. in the larger scale, it is message in, we are including and widening the net of culpability for these murders. secondly, there in michigan, for example, one of their charges includes if you omit an act, if you omit or decline to take an action that you had a duty for and it results in someone's death you can be on the hook for it. i fore

james crumbley first. >> thank you. >> james crumbley, can you see and hear the court okay? >> yes. >> and do you understand, sir, that you are charged in count one for the death of madisyn baldwin of involuntary manslaughter which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and/or to a $7,500 fine and mandatory dna testing? >> i understand. >> do you understand in count two you are charged with the death of tate myre for the involuntary manslaughter which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and/or $7,500 fine and dna testing. >> i understand. >> do you understand that you are charged in count three for death of hana st. juliana punishable for up to 15 years in prison and/or a $7,500 fine. >> i understand. >> do you understand you area charged with the death of justin shilling punishable up to 15 years in prison and/or a $7,500 fine and mandatory dna testing? >> i understand. >> do you understand you have the right to plead guilty or not guilty to all of those charges? >> i understand. >> do you understand you have a right to a trial either by jury or by judge and at tha

on friday, november 26, james crumbley brought his son with him to buy the gun. in a post online his mother called it a christmas present for her son. a day before the shooting, a teacher reported crumbley to school authorities after seeing him search ammunition on his phone. school officials reached out to the parents but received no answer. but jennifer crumbley sent her son a text: the morning of the shooting, crumbley's teacher found a disturbing drawing on his desk. >> in another section of the note was a drawing of a bullet, with the following words above that bullet, "blood everywhere" further down are the words, "my life is useless." and to the right of that are the words, "the world is dead." >> reporter: crumbley's parents were called to the school but refused to take him home, and he went back to class. shortly after, when they heard about the rampage, his mother frantically texted the teen, "ethan, don't do it." >> full level of responsibility do you expect from parents in a situation like this? >> i expect parents and everyone to have humanity and to

on friday, november 26, james crumbley brought his son with him to buy the gun. in a post online his mother called it a christmas present for her son. just a day before the shooting, a teacher reported crumbley to school authorities after seeing him search "ammunition" on his phone. school officials reached out to the parents, but received no answer. however, phone records show jennifer crumbley sent her son a text that read: "l.o.l., i'm not mad at you. you have to learn not to get caught." the morning of the shooting, crumbley's teacher found a disturbing drawing on his desk. >> in another section of the note was a drawing of a bullet, with the following words above that bullet, "blood everywhere." further down are the words, "my life is useless." and to the right of that are the words, "the world is dead." >> reporter: crumbley's parents were called to the school, but refused to take him home, and h. shortly af went back to class. shortly after, when they heard about the rampage, his mother frantically texted the teen, "ethan, don't do it." what level of respo

any questions as relates to bond for james crumbley? >> your honor, we have no questions, but i need to place one thing on the record. i am not asking the court to change anything. what i want to state on the record is i was not able to watch the entire press release. i have no idea there was a 4:00 arraignment. miss layman had no idea either. the media had so many reports of times. >> we're not going to get into -- >> i want to apologize to the court. we weren't aware. and also we faxed over appearances and no one told us hey, we're doing this at 4:00. we sent appearances late in the day. i just apologize to the court. we don't miss dates. so thank you. >> thank you. >> finally as relates to bond, in the event that the defendants do post bond, i am required they turn over any and all weapons to the oakland county sheriff's office. that must occur within realistically, i'm not sure what they have in their possession, if they're able going to be released if they post bond, i am going to require they turn over weapons upon release from oa

i'm jennifer crumbley. i'm james crumbley. ethan crumbley�*s parents, james and jennifer, were found in a warehouse in detroit hours after going on the run. a reward of $10,000 had been offered for information leading to their arrests. their lawyer says they fled for their own safety. the pair, seen here earlier following their son's arrest, face charges of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors say they ignored warning signs before their 15—year—old son, ethan crumbley, allegedly used his father's gun to shoot classmates in oxford, michigan — killing four and wounding seven. james crumbley bought a gun and made it available to his son. at school, a teacher spotted ethan searching online for ammunition and alerted his mother. prosecutors say she later sent text messages to her son saying, "lol, i'm not mad at you. you have to learn not to get caught." then, on the morning of the killings, teachers contacted the parents over a note ethan had drawn. the note contained the following — a drawing of a semiautomatic handgun

more from brian todd. >> i'm jennifer crumbley. >> reporter: james and jennifer crumbley, have the range distinction of being parents charged in a mass shooting that their son ethan committed. each parent facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter. >> i expect everyone to have humanity and to step in and stop a potential tragedy. >> reporter: just how rare is it for parents or other adults connected to child shooters to face criminal charges? >> this is extraordinary. this virtually never happens. i can think of one case, again, another michigan case, but it's extraordinary, even though these events sadly happen all too commonly. >> reporter: daniel webster of johns hopkins who has been studying this issue for 30 years is referring to one case in flint, michigan in 2000, where a man pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter was sentenced to six years in prison after a 6-year-old boy found a gun in a box and killed a classmate. in this case, the prosecutor laid out information against the parents saying that james crumbley purchased a hand gun but it was really for his son which

a dramatic manhunt today for james and jennifer crumbley. the parents of the suspected school shooter. >> as soon as we knew charges had been issued, and that they weren't any longer cooperating with the attorney that had pledged to bring them in, we began to activate our fugitive team. >> reporter: cthe couple was charged with four counts each of involuntary manslaughter. after sfaling to appear for their arraignment, the crumbley attorney claim they quote left town on the night of the tragic shooting for their own safety. they are not fleeing from law enforcement. this afternoon, prosecutor karen mcdonald detailed a shocking series of events laying out why the parents should be held accountable. >> there was absolute reason to believe this -- this individual was, um, dangerous. and disturbed. >> reporter: one day before the shooting, the prosecutor says the school contacted crumbley's parents after a teacher reported him searching for ammunition on his phone during class. their voicemail and e-mail were unreturned. >> jennifer crumbley exc

as for jennifer and james crumbley, they are in the same jail where their son is held. the crumbleys were arraigned saturday morning by video conference and charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deadly shooting. a judge has imposed a combined $1 million bond for both of them. and they have to post that full amount. oakland county prosecutor stressed the seriousness of the charges. >> this is a serious, horrible, terrible murder and shooting and it has affected the entire community. and these two individuals could have stopped it. and they had every reason to know he was dangerous, and they gave him a weapon. they didn't skew it. they allowed him free access to it. >> i'm jennifer crumbley. >> reporter: attorneys representing jennifer and james crumbley, said the gun was locked up and their son did not have free access to it. and one more thing about that gun. the school superintendent writes jennifer and james crumbley did not inform the school district that they had recently purchased a firearm for him. what is not clear from the s

james crumbley is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. jennifer crumbley is also charged with four counts. our washington correspondent, barbara plett usher, told me more about the significance of these charges. extremely rare for parents to be charged — extremely rare for parents to be charged in — extremely rare for parents to be charged in mass shooting tragedies. in michigan, there's not even a law that says _ in michigan, there's not even a law that says parents are required to keep— that says parents are required to keep guns— that says parents are required to keep guns out of reach of their children. — keep guns out of reach of their children, so it's a very unusual step — children, so it's a very unusual step but _ children, so it's a very unusual step. but the prosecutor said essentially that the parents were complicit. she said they contributed to this _ complicit. she said they contributed to this tragedy and how to be held to this tragedy and how to be held to account — to this tragedy and how to be held to accou

james crumbley bought a gun and made it available to his son. at school, a teacher spotted ethan searching online for ammunition and alerted his mother. prosecutors say she later sent text messages to her son saying, "lol, i'm not mad at you. you have to learn not to get caught." then, on the morning of the killings, teachers contacted the parents over a note ethan had drawn. the note contained the following — a drawing of a semiautomatic handgun pointing at the words, "the thoughts won't stop, help me." in another section of the note was a drawing of a bullet with the following words above that bullet, "blood everywhere." but some question whether the parents really can be held responsible for the actions of their teenage son. i think it's actually highly unusual. it's opening the door for a very large, slippery slope. and so that is kind of where i'm having trouble saying that the parents committed manslaughter, meaning they were aware that this was going to happen. bell chimes. at a candlelit vigil in oxford last night, the community came t

marshals, and the fbi, are right now looking for james and jennifer crumbley. prosecutors earlier today charged the crumbleys with four counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from tuesday's deadly shooting, in which their son allegedly carried out, leaving four teenagers dead. the crumbleys were scheduled to appear in court this hour after prosecutors said the couple purchased the handgun for their son as a christmas gift and failed to act despite multiple warning signs, even on the morning before the shooting. >> ethan crumbley's teacher came upon a note on ethan's desk which alarmed her to the point that she took a picture of it on her cell phone. the note contained the following. a drawing of a semiautomatic handgun pointing at the words, quote, the thoughts won't stop, help me, end quote. in another section of the note was a drawing of a bullet with the following words above that bullet. blood everywhere. james and jennifer crumbley resisted the idea of them leaving the school at that time, of their son leaving the school at that time. instead james an

at 1:37:james crumbley calls 911 to report his gun is missing. telling the operator he believes the oxford school shooter might be his son. how long were you there in the classroom? >> a little less than an hour. >> were you on edge and frantic the whole time? >> we were all on edge the whole time. >> reporter: police ultimately arrest the shooter without incident. investigators then turned their focus on his parents, scheduled to be arraigned three days aftew up. leading authorities on an hours long manhunt. the u.s. marshals putting out a $10,000 reward for information leading to their arrest. they're eventually found by authorities in an empty building saturday morning, after a citizen spotted their vehicle and called police. >> the district attorney is attacking in a unique way, where if the guns can't be held responsible or the people operating the guns can't be held responsible, especially in these settings, they're going to go after the parents to make sure the parents are responsible for the children. >> good afternoon. please be seated.

james and jennifer crumbley are in custody. according to authorities they were aided in getting access to the building where they were later found. the pair was supposed to show up for arraignment on charges of involuntary manslaughter friday afternoon. instead, authorities said they turned their phones off and with drew $4,000 from an atm. prosecutors say the crumbley opened fire at a who will school killing four and founding several others. meanwhile, we're learning more information about the shools as authorities detail a chilling warning sign in the days leading up to the tragedy. cnn's tom foreman take as the an in-depth look at the time line. >> reporter: before the zbfr, the terrified students, police and ambulances there were warns. >> there was absolute reason to believe this individual was dangerous. and disturbed. >> reporter: authorities suggest the immediate trouble starts november 26th, when james crumbley takes his 15-year-old son ethan to buy a sig sauer gun. >> along with the caption just got my new beauty toda

james and jennifer crumbley have also been charged with manslaughter. there is some ethan carried out the mass shooting with a semiautomatic pestle bought by his father. that's all for now. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @sipusey. stay with us on bbc news. hello. we have a rather cold and windy weekend to come and there'll be some wet weather at times, especially on saturday — some showers or some showery rain and hill snow. drier for many on sunday. throughout the weekend, though, a chilly wind to contend with. what's going on? low pressure close to scotland as saturday begins will run south through the north sea as the weekend goes on. around it, showers or some longer spells of rain and hill snow, especially on saturday, and it's also dragging in another push of chilly air from the north—west. and it's not what those without power or working to restore power after storm arwen want to hear but it is going to be a rather cold weekend ahead with temperatures starting like this for saturday morning. just a few spots close to freezing, just a hint o

for jennifer crumbley and james crumbley, the father -- >> as was promised by their lawyers. shimon, if we could just recap as well more of those details from that press conference. i monitored it as did you in person. the conversation between the mother in this case and the alleged shooter, it was extraordinary in terms of what led up to all this. >> reporter: yeah, really extraordinary. there was several text messages that the prosecutors and investigators now have. on monday, the day before the shooting, when he was in class a teacher reported to the school and to the parents that he was researching looking at ammunition, bullets on his cell phone. they alerted the school administration. the school then went and alerted the parents. the prosecutor said that they have a text message that the mother sent to their son saying "lol i'm not mad at what happened, you just have to be better -- you just have to be better at not getting caught." so that was one of the text messages. then on the day of the shooting they talk about -- she talked about another text message where after

james crumbley, can you see and hear the court okay? >> yes. >> and do you understand, sir, that you are charged in count 1 for the death of madisyn baldwin of involuntary manslaughter which is punishable up to 15 years in prison and or to a $7,500 fine and mandatory dna testing? >> i understand. >> do you understand count 2, you're charged with the death of tate myre, involuntary manslaughter punishable up to 17 years in prison, 7500 fine and mandatory testing. >> i understand. >> do you understand you're charged with the rinvoluntary manslaughter of hana st. juliana? >> i understand. >> and do you understand count 4, the death of justin shill, of involuntary manslaughter and mandatory dna testing. >> i understand. >> you have an understanding you have a right to plead guilty or not guilty? >> i understand. >> do you understand you have a right to trial by a jury or judge to call and confront witnesses called against you and to testify or remain silent and be presumed not guilty for each and every element of the crime? do you understan

james crumbley is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. jennifer crumbley is also charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. >> let's cross to washington and speak to barbara, covering this for us. what more did we hear from the prosecutor? >> well, she said that the parents had been negligent, and we know, she outlined what their behavior had been in the days leading up to the shooting, so they had bought the gun for ethan as a christmas president -- christmas present, and a few days beforehand, he was called to the office, admonished for behavior in the classroom that raised red flags, so the day before, he had been caught on his phone searching for ammunition. his mother was alerted. she did not respond to the alerts, but she did text him later on saying, look, i am not angry. you just have to learn not to get caught. the next day, he was again called out by teachers becau they found a note he had been scribbling on, and it showed a picture of a gun and blood and a bullet and a bleeding body, and it said the thoughts won't le

james crumbley is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. jennifer crumbley is also charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. vinoo varghese is a wall street criminal defence attorney, former prosecutor and visiting faculty at harvard law school. he's in new york. vinoo, thank you forjoining us. this is a huge story, of course in america but around the world as well. how rare is this for parents to be charged with such a crime? we this for parents to be charged with such a crime?— with such a crime? i've been practising — with such a crime? i've been practising for _ with such a crime? i've been practising for 22 _ with such a crime? i've been practising for 22 years, - with such a crime? i've been practising for 22 years, a - practising for 22 years, a prosecutor for six years and from a prosecutor for the last 16 and i have not seen a case i6 and i have not seen a case like this are prosecutors have charged parents for the actions of their children. as you know from that side of the pond, there are school shootings here, th

i'm jennifer crumbley. i'm james crumbley. ethan crumbley�*s parents, james and jennifer, were found in a warehouse in detroit hours after going on the run. a reward of $10,000 had been offered for information leading to their arrests. their lawyer says they fled for their own safety. the pair, seen here earlier following their son's arrest, face charges of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors say they ignored warning signs before their 15—year—old son, ethan crumbley, allegedly used his father's gun to shoot classmates in oxford, michigan — killing four and wounding seven. james crumbley bought a gun and made it available to his son. at school, a teacher spotted ethan searching online for ammunition and alerted his mother. prosecutors say she later sent text messages to her son saying, "lol, i'm not mad at you. you have to learn not to get caught." then, on the morning of the killings, teachers contacted the parents over a note ethan had drawn. the note contains the following — a drawing of a semiautomatic handgun

james and jennifer crumbley have also been charged with manslaughter. their son ethan carried out the mass shooting with a semi—automatic pistol bought by his father. the first data on the omicron variant of covid suggests vaccines are less effective at stopping it spreading. scientists in south africa have reported a huge surge in the number of people being re—infected. it's the first real—world evidence indicating the new variant may evade immune defences. and a team of british scientists have used gene editing technology to create female—only and male—only litters of mice. the technique could prevent the destruction of hundreds of thousands of unwanted mammals used in research — and millions of male chickens culled because they don't lay eggs. an independent review has described the chaotic scenes

james crumbley driving home to search for the gun that authorities say was kept in an unlocked drawer, but it was gone. just last night, the school superintendent responding to criticism the school should have done more. >> there has been a lot of talk about the student that was apprehended, that he was, you know, called up to the office no discipline was warranted. >> reporter: but tonight the prosecutor telling us school officials could take still face charges if the school took actions, would four kids be dead >> i think that's really obvious is if he had been removed from school at that time, you wouldn't have had that situation. >> megan, what do we know about the whereabouts of the parents tonight? >> reporter: lester, the sheriff says they haven't turned themselves in. the attorney says they left for their own safety and they're on their way back meanwhile, the prosecutor says these charges should send a message to gun owners that if they don't uphold their responsibilities, there is criminal consequences. lester >> megan fitzgerald tonight. thank you. >>> let me bring in justi

she says james crumbley purchased a semi automatic handgun on black friday, and later that day, his 15-year-old son posted on social media a photo of the gun, indicating it was his. the next day, his mother, jennifer crumbley, posted the following. >> mom and son testing out his new dismissed present. >> reporter: a teacher caught the sophomore searching for ammunition on his phone, so the school contacted his parents. >> jennifer exchanged text messages about the incident with her son on that day, stating, quote, lol, i am not mad at you. you have to learn not to get caught. >> reporter: the next day, the day of the shooting, a teacher spotted drawings on crumbley's desk of a gun with blood with the words, the thoughts won't stop. help me. the schools, summoned his parents for a meeting. >> they did not indicate to school officials, or to their son, and inquire about the whereabouts of the gun, or the existence of the gun. >> reporter: mcdonald says crumbley and return to the classroom, and a short while later, the mom texted her son don't do it. authorities say he had already opened

james crumbley is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. jennifer crumbley is also charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. our washington correspondent, barbara plett usher, told me more about the significance of these charges. is an unusual step to charge them as an adult, and the charges are very harsh. he's charges are very harsh. he's charge for two dozen crimes. he killed four people and injured six. he's been charged with murder and also terrorism, which is highly unusual. if the case that has really shaken the county. his parents are charged, which is also very unusual. there have been incidents where parents have been charged where their children have shot other people, but it's very rare for the parents to be charged as well, and the prosecutor said she wanted to send a message about gun responsibility and hold them accountable for their wall. it is especially unusual because in michigan, there isn't a law requiring parents to keep guns out of reach. this took place _ to keep guns out of reach. this took place in —

james and jennifer crumbley were taken into custody after hours on the run. police say they were given a tip about the couple's whereabouts. >> we got a tip they were here. ou

james and jennifer crumbley have also been charged with manslaughter. their son ethan carried out the mass shooting, with a semi—automatic pistol bought by his father. the first data on the omicron variant of covid suggests vaccines are less effective at stopping it spreading. scientists in south africa, have reported a huge surge in the number of people being reinfected. it's the first real—world evidence indicating the new variant may evade immune defences. a team of british scientists have used gene editing technology to create female—only and male—only litters of mice. the technique could prevent the destruction of hundreds of thousands of unwanted mammals used in research, and millions of male chickens culled because they don't lay eggs. now on bbc news, tom brada explores the record spike

oxford county prosecutor erin mcdonald laid out on friday how james crumbley and jennifer crumbley brought the gun for their son. who used it as a christmas gift for him. and that they ignored clear warnings that he was dangerous. james crumbley and jennifer crumbley are now being held under suicide watch in the same jail as their son. hours after ethan crumbley shot and killed four of his classmates, senate republicans were speaking on the senate floor about abortion. so our next guest, democratic senator, chris murphy from connecticut took to the senate floor and said this. >> mister president, i understand that my republican colleagues have very strong views on issues related to abortion. but i listened to my republican colleagues come down here one after another today and talk about the sanctity of life. at the very moment that moms and dads in michigan were being told that their kids weren't coming home because they were shot in school due to a country that has accepted gun violence due to republicans fealty to the gun lobby. do not lecture us about the sanctity, the importance of lif

oxford county prosecutor karen mcdonald laid out on friday how james crumbley and jennifer crumbley brought the gun -- bought the gun for their son ethan who used it as a christmas gift for him and that they ignored clear warnings that he was dangerous. james crumbley and jennifer crumbley are now being held under suicide watch in the same jail as their son. hours after ethan crumbley shot and killed four of his classmates, senate republicans were speaking on the senate floor about abortion. our next democratic senator of philadelphia chris murphy took to the senate floor and said this. >> mr. president i understand that my republican colleagues have very strong views on issues related to abortion. but he listened to my republican colleagues come down here one after another today and talk about the sanctity of life. at the very moment that moms and dads in michigan were being told that their kids weren't coming home because they were shot at school due to a country that has accepted gun violence due to republicans' fealty to the gun lobby. do not lecture us about the sanctity, the importanc

james crumbley is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. jennifer crumbley is also charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. our washington correspondent barbara plett usher has been telling us more about the significance of these charges. extremely rare for parents to be charged in mass shooting tragedies and in michigan, there is not even a law that says that parents are required to keep guns out of reach of their children it is a very unusual step of the prosecutor said essentially, the parents were complicit. she said they had contributed to this tragedy and had to be held to account. she listed a number of things, one is that they bought the gun for their boy as a christmas present but then also in the day or so before this shooting, there were a number of incidents where he had then called to account for troubling behaviour and they did not intervene so in one occasion, his teacher noted that he had been searching his phone to try to buy ammunition. his mother was alerted and she didn't respond but she did text him later i

. >>> we do have a lot of news to cover here, starting with jennifer and james crumbley waking up in separate cells and in the same michigan jail as their 15-year-old son ethan crumbley, there since tuesday after a school shooting rampage in which four students were killed. >> the mother and father now facing involuntary manslaughter charges, as prosecutors want them to beer some responsibility for the school shooting. this morning, there are new details on the arrest of the parents who police say were found hiding in a vacant building in detroit after having withdrawn $4,000 from an atm. >> the parents pleading not guilty in a video arraignment on saturday. the judge imposing $500,000 bond for each after the prosecution argued they were flight risks. let's get right to the latest from abc's trevor ault, who is live in oakland county, michigan, for us this morning. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie. james and jennifer crumbley are accused of buying the weapon used in this shooting for the alleged shooter and missing multiple, glaring warning signs. so much so

james crumbley, jennifer crumbley, and their 15-year-old son are all now in custody here at the oakland county jail, being barred from contact with one another. now, the sheriff tells me the parents have been quiet, sullen, and he hasn't seen them show any signs of remorse. today, they faced a judge for the first time. >> i understand. >> reporter: jennifer crumbley cried as each of the four involuntary manslaughter charges were read in court. >> i understand. >> reporter: prosecutors say in the days leading up to the shooting at oxford high school, the crumbleys bought the gun allegedly use bide their son, and were warned by school officials that he was looking at ammunition on his phone and writing a violent note. but authorities say the crumbleys did nothing. >> and these two individuals could have stopped it, and they had every reason to know if he was dangerous, and they gave him a weapon. >> reporter: their appearance today follows an intense search by law enforcement. the couple failed to show up for a friday arraignment. u.s. marshals announced a bounty of up to $10,000 each. a

for jennifer crumbley and james crumbley, the father and mother of ethan crumbley. you've covered these cases a lot. how much does it help? >> oh, the reward, it helps. not because everyone is going to drop a time for $10,000 but keeps their faces in the news and we don't know. i mean, they're not cooperating. in spiete of what their lawyer may say, they did not stick around to turn themselves in as their lawyer said. they're on the lamb. let's not sugarcoat it. they could be headed anywhere hence the $4,000. we can't trace them so easily as andrew points out with the credit cards and their staying at hotels or going through easy pass or something like that. so their intent is clear turning off the phones and getting $4,000 in cash, probably heading for the canadian border or as you pointed out, comfort zones but the more eyes looking for them, the more likely they will be caught. i hope they tush rn themselves . that would be the best thing for them at this junction tour. >> it's really interesting for parents to do this to a kid. the kid is alone now. well, accuse

police found the car that james and crumbley may be traveling in but there are no signs of the couple. >> u.s. marshalls have announced a $10,000 reward for information on their whereabouts. the prosecutor filed charges against them today. >> in a rare move, a michigan prosecutor level charges against the parents of the teen charged this the oxford shooting rampage. the parents appeared via video. they were due to surrender but have yet to appear. the sheriff's department issuing a bolo in their absence and their attorney claimed they were not on the run and planned to turn themselves in today. >> there were a lot of things that could have been so simple to prevent. >> a series of missed opportunities to stop the shooting detailing timeline beginning with james crumbley's purchase of the stoll on black friday. -- of the stoll on black friday. he captioned i just got my new beauty today. and this post from his mother's account. mom and son testing out his new christmas present. >> the statements of mom, that was his gun. >> then there were several inclass incidents where a teacher caug

that's for both jennifer and james crumbley. police considering them fugitives after they failed to show up for court friday after they were charged with involuntary manslaughter. they are charged in connection to the shooting that killed 4 students and injured 7 others. >> allegedly at the hands of their 15 year-old son judy brings as much more from today's arraignment. >> involuntary manslaughter, which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. and $207,500 fine and mandatory dna. >> i understand first, jennifer crumbley then james crumbley. how do you think need to count one, not guilty, not guilty to all charges. 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter saturday's court appearance came just hours after police found the crumbleys in a detroit warehouse after they didn't show up for their arraignment they certainly appear to be >> as you can imagine. as indicated, you know, they were in a commercial building in room. we were able to take him into custody without incident and but they were very distressing walking out in an extrao

i am jennifer crumbley. i'm james crumbley. the parents of ethan crumbley were found in a warehouse in detroit, hours after going on the run. a reward of $10,000 had been offered for information leading to their arrests. their lawyer says they fled for their own safety. the pair, seen here earlier following the arrest of their son, face charges of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors say they ignored warning signs before their 15—year—old son, ethan crumbley, allegedly used his father's gun to shoot classmates in oxford, michigan, killing four and wounding seven. james crumbley bought a gun and made it available to his son. at school, the teachers spotted ethan searching online for ammunition and alerted his mother. prosecution says she later sent text messages to her son saying, "lol i am not mad at you, you have to learn not to get caught." then on the morning of the killings, teachers contacted the parents over a note ethan had drawn. the note contains the following... a drawing of a semiautomatic handgun pointing out t

instead, james and jennifer crumbley left the high school without their son. when the news of the active shooter at oxford high school had been made public, jennifer crumbley texted to her son at 11:22 -- i'm sorry, at 1:22 p.m., quote, ethan, don't do it, end quote. at 1:37 p.m., james crumbley called 911 reporting that a gun was missing from his house and he believed his son may be the shooter. >> charges like this linked to a school shooting are rare. there have been cases where parents have been charged in relation to weapons. but michigan law has no law requiring guns be locked away. prosecutor karen mcdonald said that this, though, is an especially egregious case. >> i want to be really clear that these charges are intended to hold the individuals who contributed to this tragedy accountable and also send a message that gun owners have a responsibility. when they fail to uphold that responsibility, there are serious and criminal consequences. >> joining me now is nbc news correspondent shaquille brewster from pontiac, michigan. former assistant prosecutin

and $207,500 fine and mandatory dna. >> i understand first, jennifer crumbley then james crumbley. how do you think helped one not guilty. not guilty to all charges.s4 counts of involuntary manslaughter saturday's court appearance came just hours after police found the crumbleys in a detroit warehouse after they didn't show up for their arraignment they certainly appear to be >> as you can imagine. as indicated, you know, they were in a commercial building in the room. we were able to take him into custody without incident and but they were very distressing to walking out in an extraordinary lee rare move prosecutors are attempting to hold the couple accountable for the actions of their 15 year-old son. >> ethan crumbley is accused of killing 4 classmates and wounding 7 others at oxford high school in north suburban detroit tuesday when filing charges against his parents. prosecutors revealed james crumbley had purchased the gun used days earlier, jennifer crumbley posted on social media. the weapon was even as christmas present on the day of the shooting. prosecutors say the coupl

the church basically heard the charges againstjennifer and james crumbley. she also said —— set a cash bond of 500,000, a million combined for the couple. so, if they want to get out, they have to post $1 million bond. thejudge also read the names of the dead children. those were the young people that the couple have charges levelled against them for, they have been charged with voluntary —— in voluntary manslaughter in these teens death. detroit's police chief james white said the couple had assistance in getting inside the detroit basement where they were hiding before they were captured, what more do we know on this? we were captured, what more do we know on this? ~ ., �* ~ ., ., ., ., on this? we don't know a whole lot et, i am on this? we don't know a whole lot yet. i am sure _ on this? we don't know a whole lot yet, i am sure that _ on this? we don't know a whole lot yet, i am sure that is _ on this? we don't know a whole lot yet, i am sure that is going - on this? we don't know a whole lot yet, i am sure that is going to - on this? we don't

this morning involuntary manslaughter charges were filed against james and jennifer crumbley . we have more on why investigators say they are responsible for their son's actions. >> reporter: while the shooter entered the high school and pulled the trigger, there are other individuals who contributed to this. >> reporter: the parents of the alleged shooter, ethan crumbley, also facing charges . >> james is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and jennifer is also charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. >> reporter: prosecutors say the teenager was present with his father who purchased the weapon used in the shooting four days prior. the teenager posted an image of the weapon on social media. >> based on the statements of the shooter and mother, that was his gun. >> reporter: the prosecutor says school officials warned the parents about his behavior, including a time he was searching for ammunition on his phone. >> jennifer exchanged text messages about the incident with her son on that day. stating, " lol,i am not mad at you, you have to learn not

, james and jennifer crumbley. they withdrew $4,000 from an atm in rodchester hills. the sheriff says he doesn't know anything about that. good evening, thank you so much. the crumbleys withdrew $4,000 from an atm in rochester hills. about a half-hour from oxford. what are the fbi, u.s. marshals, and police doing right now to track them down? >> well, they've entered them into the national crime information system that every police officer in the country will have. everyone is looking for them. they try to cross the border. there's probably an interpol red notice already. it's probably close to the canadian border. the media has done a good job of getting information out there and getting their pictures out there. they're not going to go far. i think it was a huge miscommunication between the prosecutor and sheriff's office. i was a prosecutor before i was in the fbi and i have to say, they both dropped the ball in this case. the detectives should have been on top of this and the prosecutor should have been communi

today, james and jennifer crumbley, the parents were charged with 4 counts each of involuntary manslaughter. you see them upper right. investigators say james crumbley had recently per purchase the semiautomatic gun used in tuesday's shooting and that both parents were negligent despite a warning from teachers. >> november. 21st 21 a teacher at the oxford high school observed ethan crumbley searching ammunition on his cell phone during class and reported the same to school officials. jennifer crumbley was contacted via voicemail by school personnel regarding that sons inappropriate internet search school personnel indicate they follow that voicemail up with an e-mail but received no response from either parent. thereafter. jennifer crumbley exchange text messages about the incident with her son on that day. staying, quote, i'm not mad at you. you have to learn not to get caught end quote. >> prosecutor also said on the day of the shooting. a teacher found a drawing of a semiautomatic handgun pointing at the words help me. probably as parents were called in to school just a few hours before

james and jennifer crumbley charged with four counts each of involuntary manslaughter. as the prosecutor announced those charges she revealed chilling details, that it appears the parents bought this gun for their 15-year-old. >> i'm angry as a motor, i'm angry as the prosecutor. >> reporter: prosecutor karen mcdonald taking a rare if not unprecedented step, charging the parents of the 15-year-old accused in the oxford high school shooting rampage. >> you are the parents of ethan crumbley, is that correct? >> yes. >> that is right. >> reporter: the couple last seen at their son's arraignment wednesday. they were due to turn themselves in today. their attorney claiming they are not on the run, but their whereabouts still aren't clear. their son charged as an adult, pleaded not guilty to 24 counts, including first-degreermurder a lot of things that could have been so simple to prevent. >> reporter: today the prosecutor leveling shocking accusations, alleging on black friday, james crumbley brought his son with him to buy that sig sauer 9 millimeter. prosecutors referencin

a few interesting things happened at the arraignment of jennifer and james crumbley. both kept at the oakland county jail not far from here. the same jail where their son ethan crumbley is being held. one thing we heard from the lawyers representing the crumbley, the parents, is that they argue they were not on the run. they were going to turn themselves in. at one point one lawyer apologized to the court. this is what she said. take a listen. >> i had no? there was a 4:00 arraignment the media had so many reports of random times quite frankly we didn't believe -- >> counsel, we're not getting into -- >> i just want to apologize to the court because we weren't error. >> reporter: there you hear the judge saying we're not getting into that. these parents withdrew $4,000 from an atm. very near the place they were supposed to be arraigned yesterday. they certainly didn't act as though they were planning to turn themselves in. what's also interesting about this case is the fact that charges are brought at all against the parents in a high school shooting case that is not

james crumbley and his and son went to buy the gun used in the massacre just days beforehand, and both parents are accused of giving their son access to a firearm even as he displayed obvious signs he was thinking about committing violent crimes. and he was only 15 years old. in burma, a court sentenced deposed civilian leader aung san suu kyi to four years in prison. she is accused of incitement and violating covid-19 rules, which have been blasted by rights groups as fabricated charges aimed at suppressing opposition. it's the first verdict of the nearly dozen charges leveled against aung san suu kyi by the military junta which overthrew her government in a february 1 coup. the biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming beijing winter olympics. the move would mean u.s. athletes will still compete, but no u.s. officials would attend the games and is intended to send a signal over human rights abuses in china. it also would come amid growing concerns for star tennis player peng shuai, whose social media post revealing her sexual assault by a forme