School shooter Ethan Crumbley wants to resume his schooling two weeks after killing four students and injuring several more.
On November 30, the 15-year-old Michigan gunman opened fire and killed four minors at Oxford High School using his father’s gun.
Now, after the teenager was charged as an adult with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of terrorism, Crumbley’s court-appointed guardian pleaded with the judge to move the boy to a juvenile jail and allow him to resume his studies.
“I’m not being humorous but he could still be in school. He is still 15-years-old. I’m imploring you, he should be allowed to go back to the village,” Deborah McKelvy said on Crumbley’s behalf as the two appeared in court via Zoom.
Meanwhile, the teen’s public defender, Paulette Loftin, insisted that the massacre was an “isolated incident” and that her client had never gotten into trouble before.
“I honestly do not believe that my client should be considered a menace to other juveniles. This one isolated incident is all that we are looking at today,” Loftin said.
She added: “There are other juveniles housed at children’s village charged with murder.
“This is someone who has never been in trouble before. This is not someone who has a history of assaulting kids his age or any other negative contact with his peers.”
The bold request was quickly denied by Judge Nancy Carniak who insisted that Crumbley’s “conduct could be a menace to other juveniles” as she called the boy’s current placement “appropriate.”
“This cannot be compared to any other case that this court or any other court has seen in this county. Calling it an isolated incident does not do it justice. This was a mass murder at a school,” prosecutor Marc Keast added.
Throughout his hearing, the 15-year-old remained quiet. He was seen wearing an orange jumpsuit, eyeglasses, and a face mask. His next hearing is scheduled for January 7.
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