Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of convicted Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, was convicted on Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter.
Crumbley’s verdict came on the second day of jury deliberations in a historic trial in which she became the first parent to be held criminally responsible for a mass shooting committed by their child.
After being charged in December 2021, Crumbley and her husband fled police before being eventually apprehended.
The jury foreperson told ABC News that the verdict “came down to the fact that Jennifer was the last adult with the gun.”
School officials reportedly contacted the parents and said they discovered violent drawings Ethan had done on a school assignment.
After being told by school officials to remove their son from school and seek mental help, the Crumbleys claimed they had to get back to work and sent him back to class anyway.
Ethan Crumbley later killed four students including 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin, 16-year-old Tate Myre, 17-year-old Justin Shilling, and 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana.
The mother faces up to 15 years in prison for each count and remains held on bond until her sentencing on April 9.
