James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Michigan high school shooter Ethan Crumbley, have faced legal troubles with law enforcement in the past, including for driving under the influence in Florida, according to court records. James and Jennifer, who have now gone missing, were charged with involuntary manslaughter for their son’s crime.
On February 12, 2005, James and Jennifer Crumbley were charged with DUI, pleaded no contest, and were fined $652 each, according to online records in Duval County, Florida.
The Atlantic Beach Police Department also busted James for driving with a suspended driver’s license and having an improper tag. James paid a fine of over $200.
Jennifer was accused in 2003 of writing a worthless check for $150. The offense, however, was considered minor wrongdoing, and the case was later dismissed. In 2004, Jennifer committed the same offense and was fined $240 for it, the records show.
Meanwhile, James was sued by his ex-wife, with whom he shares 18-year-old son Eli, Ethan’s half-brother, over child-support payments, according to the Daily Beast.
James briefly worked for a San Francisco-based Monarch as an independent contractor from February to July 2021. However, his contract was terminated for reasons unrelated” to his son’s case, the company’s spokesperson told the Daily Beast.
The couple’s 15-year-old son, Ethan Crumbley, has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder, terrorism, assault with the intent to murder, and 12 counts of possession of a firearm after he allegedly killed four students and injured seven others at Oxford High School on Tuesday.
James purchased the 9mm Sig Sauer his son Ethan allegedly used in the deadly shooting just four days earlier on Black Friday, Sheriff Michael Bouchard has said.
