(WWJ) – A judge has denied multiple requests made by admitted Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, including a request to dismiss the possibility of the life without parole condition of his sentence.
Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Kwame Rowe’s decision to deny the request comes as Crumbley awaits sentencing for the Nov. 30, 2021 shooting at Oxford that killed four students and injured seven other people.
Rowe also denied Crumbley’s request to wear street clothes at his upcoming Miller hearing later this month, as well as a request to exclude eyewitness testimony at the hearing.
A dozen students and staff members are slated to testify at the hearing, according to a report from The Detroit Free Press.
Since pleading guilty to numerous charges last year, including first-degree murder and terrorism, Crumbley, now 16, has appeared at recurring monthly hearings to determine whether he should remain at the Oakland County Jail or be moved to a juvenile facility.
All requests to be moved have so far been denied.
The Miller hearing scheduled is a separate sentencing hearing for juvenile offenders. The hearing, scheduled for July 27, will determine whether Crumbley should serve a life sentence or whether mitigating factors allow for a less severe penalty. Should that be the case, Crumbley must serve a minimum of 25 years in prison.
Crumbley’s parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, have also been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the case, as they allegedly bought the gun the teen used in the school shooting.
Prosecutors claim the parents ignored warning signs of their son’s mental health struggles prior to the massacre.
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