DETROIT — The parents of the teen who pleaded guilty to the deadly Oxford High School shooting spree last year have again requested that their bond amounts be lowered so they can get released from jail on bond while they await trial next year in their involuntary manslaughter case.
Attorneys for James and Jennifer Crumbley continue to argue that their clients aren't a flight risk, a conclusion that Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Matthews has disagreed with. The filing came as the Michigan Supreme Court in November sent the involuntary manslaughter case back to the Michigan Court of Appeals to determine if there was sufficient evidence for them to stand trial.
Defense attorneys Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman on Wednesday filed motions with Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews describing the $500,000 bond for each of their clients as excessive and unwarranted. The Crumbleys want the judge to lower their bonds, which would allow them to be released from jail pending trial, along with conditions such as GPS tethers so their whereabouts could be monitored.
