A judge denied a request by the lawyer for Ethan Crumbley, who pleaded guilty to killing four students at Oxford High School in 2021, to withdraw his plea. Crumbley's lawyers cited mental health and other factors in his decision to plead guilty at age 16, but the judge ruled that the plea was knowingly, voluntarily, and accurately given.
PONTIAC, Mich. — A judge on Thursday refused to allow a Michigan school shooter to withdraw his guilty plea to two dozen charges, including terrorism and first-degree murder.
But Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe said Crumbley’s guilty plea was “knowingly, voluntarily, and accurately given.”“These are the right decisions under the law, and they allow us to continue doing the most important things — focusing on the victims and their families, and on preventing future shootings,” said prosecutor Karen McDonald.
Earlier that day his parents were summoned to discuss violent drawings and agonizing phrases written on a math assignment. They didn’t take him home, and no one checked his backpack for a gun.
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