UPDATE: Bond set at $500,000 for parents of alleged Oxford High School shooter
DETROIT, MI — Hours after a $10,000 manhunt was launched by the U.S. Marshals, the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooting suspect were taken in custody, officials said.
James and Jennifer Crumbley were arrested in Detroit by officers in the Detroit Police Department in the early morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 4, said Mike McCabe, undersheriff with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
Their son, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley, is accused of killing four students and wounding seven other people.
The police department received a 911 call from a business owner who observed the married couple’s vehicle — a black 2021 Kia Seltos SUV — in his parking lot on Bellevue near Jefferson in Detroit early Saturday morning, McCabe said.
A woman was observed near the vehicle, McCabe said. When the business owner called 911, she fled on foot. An “extensive search” by Detroit police and K-9 units led to both of the fugitives. The two will be transported to the Oakland County Jail this morning, McCabe said.
McCabe said he expected the couple will be arraigned after 9 a.m. Saturday in the 52nd District Court, Division 3, in Rochester Hills via video.
The sheriff’s office on Friday, Dec. 3, said they were searching for the accused killer’s parents. They were supposed to turn themselves into authorities with the help of their attorney but did not.
Sheriff’s administrators said the attorney on Friday morning said she would make arrangements for their arrest should warrants be issued against them. About noon Friday, Oakland County prosecutors issued warrants for four counts of involuntary manslaughter.
The attorney later Friday told police she had made repeated attempts to reach the couple, but was unable to do so.
Late Friday, U.S. Marshals announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the Crumbleys. Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald described evidence that led to the charges against the parents at a Friday news conference.
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