Parents of Michigan school shooter will have separate trials, judge says

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a Michigan school shooter will have separate trials for their alleged roles in the deaths of four students. A judge signed off on the request Monday. James Crumbley and Jennifer Crumbley had presented a united defense for two years. But their lawyers asked for separate trials after new evidence was shared by prosecutors. A Jan. 23 trial had been set for both. Ethan Crumbley has pleaded guilty to killing four fellow students at Oxford High School in 2021. The parents are charged with involuntary manslaughter. They are accused of making a gun accessible at home and ignoring their son’s mental health needs.