US Marshals, the FBI, and Michigan cops are on the hunt for the parents of Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan teenage boy who allegedly opened fire at Oxford High School earlier this week, killing at least four people and injuring seven others.
Jennifer and James Crumbley were accused of involuntary manslaughter and charged with four counts each Friday. Prosecutors made the rare move blaming the parents for failure to secure their weapons and didn’t respond to their son’s distressing behavior.
Federal agents announced on Friday night that the parents are nowhere to be found and are now officially considered fugitives. Law enforcement officials are offering a handsome reward of up to $10,000 for anyone with information leading to the arrest of Ethan’s parents. Federal agents have released “Wanted” posters of the pair on Friday night.
Meanwhile, Karen McDonald, an Oakland County Prosecutor, branded Jennifer and James as “irresponsible” for not turning themselves in immediately.
“The Crumbleys are at large because they are continuously irresponsible. They promised to turn themselves in and did not. We have been in constant communication with sheriff’s office investigators, and we are confident that the Crumbleys will be apprehended,” McDonald told Fox 2.
The parents, according to law enforcement sources, withdrew $4,000 from an ATM on Friday in Rochester Hills, about 10 to 15 miles from Oxford. They also switched off their cellphones so that authorities wouldn’t ping their whereabouts; the source told CNN.
Speaking to CNN, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard warned the parents that they won’t be able to hide from the cops for long.
The parents‘ lawyer also had sharp words for Karen McDonald.
“On Thursday night we contacted the Oakland County prosecutor to discuss this matter and to advise her that James and Jennifer Crumbley would be turning themselves in to be arraigned. Instead of communicating with us, the prosecutor held a press conference to announce charges,” the lawyer said.
