FIRST AT FOUR LEGAL VICTORY FOR THE PARENTS OF THE OXFORD SCHOOL SHOOTER WHY THEIR TRIAL IS ON
HOLD AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN BACK IN
MICHIGAN TODAY, WE’RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT THE MESSAGE HE’S
BRINGING TO OUR STATE AND ABOUT
HIS LABOR FLIP FLOP, AND HERE’S
KIM ADVISORY GOES INTO EFFECT AT
FOUR AM AND LASTS ALL THE WAY
THROUGH 10 O’CLOCK WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD BE AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH. I’LL HAVE YOUR
FORECAST STRAIGHT AHEAD. THIS
GIVING TUESDAY. WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT GIVING THE GIFT OF WARMTH
WE’RE PARTNERING WITH THOUGHT TO
HELP OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED, AND
THE PHONE LINES ARE OPEN. SO
GRAB A PEN DOWN THE NUMBER
THAT’S ON YOUR SCREEN THERE AND
GIVE US A CALL IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES. WE’LL TELL YOU EXACTLY
HOW FAR YOUR DONATIONS WILL GO.
LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
LOCAL 4 NEWS FIRST AT FOUR
STARTS NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYBODY. I’M KAREN DREW FIRST
AT FOUR. MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT
HAS HANDED THE PARENTS OF THE
OXFORD SCHOOL SHOOTER LEGAL
VICTORY. THE TRIAL OF JAMES AND
JENNIFER, CRUMBLY IS NOW ON HOLD
KIMBERLY GILL IN THE NEWSROOM
THIS AFTERNOON TO EXPLAIN WHAT’S
GOING ON AND CAN THIS RULING
COMES AT A VERY EMOTIONAL TIME
FOR THE COMMUNITY. KAREN GOOD
AFTERNOON. THE NEW RULING COMES
THE DAY BEFORE THE ONE YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOOTING
SPREE THAT LEFT FOUR STUDENTS
DEAD AND SIX OTHER PEOPLE
INJURED AT OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL,
SO THE CRUMBLING ARE CHARGED
WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER,
BUT THEY’RE TRYING TO GET THOSE
CHARGES TOSSED OUT. MICHIGAN’S
SUPREME COURT HAS ORDERED THE
STATE APPEALS COURT TO REVIEW IF
THERE’S ENOUGH EVIDENCE OF
CAUSATION TO SEND THE CRUMBLY IS
TO TRIAL. PROSECUTORS TOOK THE
UNUSUAL STEP OF CHARGING ETHAN
CRUMBLEY PARENTS CLAIMING THEY
IGNORED HIS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS
AND MADE A GUN ACCESSIBLE TO
THEIR TEENAGE SON. HIS PARENTS
ARGUE, THOUGH THEY HAD NO IDEA
THERE, SON WAS PLANNING TO
COMMIT MULTIPLE HOMICIDES, AND
OAKLAND COUNTY JUDGE PREVIOUSLY
RULED THERE WAS ENOUGH EVIDENCE
FOR THE CRUMBLY IS TO GO TO
TRIAL. THE MOTHER OF ONE OF THE
STUDENTS KILLED HAS SAID SHE
SUPPORTS THE CHARGES AGAINST
THEM. LISTEN I HOPE THEY GET THE
MAX SENTENCE AS WELL. AND I HOPE
IT SETS A LESSON TO OTHER
PARENTS. YOU KNOW, THERE’S MANY
WAYS THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN
PREVENTED AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED
NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
AND THAT’S PART OF AN INTERVIEW
. SHAWN LEY DID JUST YESTERDAY.
YOU’LL HEAR MORE FROM THOSE
OXFORD PARENTS COMING UP TONIGHT
ON LOCAL 4 NEWS AT FIVE.
PROSECUTORS ARE NOT COMMENTING
ON THE NEW RULING, BUT THERE IS
A GAG ORDER IN THE CASE. THE
CRUMBLY IS JURY SELECTION WAS
SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY. 17TH THAT
IS NOW ON HOLD, AND IT’S NOT
CLEAR WHEN THE COURT OF APPEALS
WILL TAKE UP THE CASE FOR NOW.
KAREN WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
ALRIGHT, WE APPRECIATE IT. KIM
MEANTIME, THERE ARE MORE
DEVELOPMENTS THIS AFTERNOON
SURROUNDING THE OXFORD SHOOTING,
INCLUDING ANOTHER LEGAL TWIST.
FIRST THEY CONFESSED 16 YEAR OLD
SHOOTER WAS IN COURT FOR A
STATUS CHECK. BECAUSE ETHAN
CRUMBLEY IS STILL A JUVENILE.
THE JUDGE MUST REVIEW HIS STATUS
EVERY MONTH AND THEN ANSWER THE
QUESTION, IF CRUMBLY, SHOULD
STAY IN THE ADULT OAKLAND COUNTY
JAIL. THE ANSWER THIS MONTH WAS
YES, ONCE AGAIN CRUMBLY, HAS
PLEADED GUILTY TO THE CHARGES
AGAINST HIM AND SHOULD BE
SENTENCED IN THE NEW YEAR. A
GROUP KNOWN AS CHANGE FOR OXFORD
IS AMENDING ITS LAWSUIT AGAINST
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THAT GROUP
IS NOW SEEKING CLASS ACTION
STATUS. THE ORIGINAL SUIT
INCLUDED 19 STUDENT PLAINTIFFS
IN THE SUIT IS AMENDED. ALL
STUDENTS IN THE OXFORD SCHOOL
DISTRICT WOULD BECOME PART OF
THAT LEGAL ACTION. THE GROUP
ISN’T SEEKING MONETARY DAMAGES,
BUT ONCE A FEDERAL COURT ORDER
REQUIRING THE DISTRICT TO
ENFORCE AND UPDATE SAFETY
PROCEDURES TOMORROW, THE ONE
YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE
SHOOTING, THE OXFORD SCHOOL
DISTRICT WILL NOT HOLD CLASSES
AND STUDENTS CAN SPEND SOME TIME
WITH FAMILY OR MAYBE TAKE SOME
TIME TO SERVE OTHERS. AT 12 51
PM THERE WILL BE A MOMENT OF
SILENCE TO REMEMBER THE VICTIMS
LOST AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO
SURVIVED. GOVERNOR WHITMER HAS
ORDERED ALL FLAGS ON PUBLIC
BUILDINGS TO BE FLOWN AT HALF
STAFF. TOMORROW ON LOCAL 4.
PLUS, WE ARE GOING TO MARK THE
ANNIVERSARY WITH SPECIAL
COVERAGE OF HOW STUDENTS ARE
MOVING THROUGH THEIR GRIEF AND
ALSO FIGHTING AGAINST GUN
VIOLENCE. MAKE SURE TO JOIN
ANCHOR KRISTY MCDONALD FOR
OXFORD STRONG ONE YEAR LATER ON
YOUR FAVORITE STREAMING DEVICE.
TWO BROTHERS WRONGFULLY
CONVICTED OF MURDER IN OAKLAND
COUNTY HAVE FILED $125 MILLION
LAWSUIT GEORGE AND MELVIN DE
JESUS WERE CONVICTED IN THE RAPE
AND MURDER OF MARGARET MIDKIFF
IN PONTIAC BACK IN 1995. THEY’RE
ACCUSING A DETECTIVE ON THE CASE
AND A POLYGRAPH EXPERT OF
FRAMING THEM WITH HELP FROM
ANOTHER SUSPECT WHO ADMITTED TO
RAPE BUT TESTIFIED THE BROTHERS
FORCED HIM TO ASSAULT THE VICTIM
BEFORE THEY MURDERED HER
BROTHER’S CONVICTIONS HAVE BEEN
TOSSED. THEY ARE NOW FREE, BUT
THEY SAY THE IMPACT ON THEIR
LIVES WAS DEVASTATING. WENT TO
PRISON WHEN I WAS 18 YEARS OLD I
DIDN’T GET OUT AGAIN TILL I WAS
45. AND WITHIN THAT TIME I’VE
LOST LOST FAMILY MEMBERS. I
DIDN’T HAVE A KID AND I’VE NEVER
BEEN MARRIED. YOU KNOW, ALL OF
THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM AND,
UH, ONE OF THE STRONGEST REASONS
OF FILING THIS LAWSUIT. YOU
WANNA KNOW WHY OAKLAND COUNTY IS
THE THIRD DEFENDANT IN THE SUIT
TODAY, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE
RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING,
QUOTE. OBVIOUSLY THIS CASE GOES
BACK MORE THAN 25 YEARS
PRECEDING SHERIFF BOUCHARD’S
TENURE, MORE FACTS WILL NEED TO
BE GATHERED BECAUSE NONE OF THE
PEOPLE INVOLVED STILL WORK HERE.
BUT THERE’S ONE THING WE KNOW
ABOUT MICHIGAN WEATHER. IT’S
ALWAYS CHANGING RIGHT RAIN AND
WIND ON THE WAY. KIM ADAMS
ALWAYS WATCHING OUR EXACT TRACK
40 RADAR, SO WE SHOULD BE OKAY
THIS EVENING THIS EVENING. WE’RE
FINE. YOU WILL NOTICE THE WINDS
ARE PICKING UP BUT THE
TEMPERATURE WILL STAY RIGHT
AROUND 50 DEGREES, SO IT WILL BE
MILD TONIGHT. BIG CHANGE, THOUGH
24 HOURS FROM NOW, AND IT’S
GOING TO FEEL MORE LIKE IT’S IN
THE TWENTIES WHEN ADVISORY GOES
INTO EFFECT AT FOUR AM OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT AND CONTINUES UNTIL 10
O’CLOCK. TOMORROW NIGHT, WE
COULD SEE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO
45 MPH. RIGHT NOW WE’VE GOT
SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND
THEY ARE AT ABOUT 25 TO MAYBE A
28 MILE PER HOUR GUSTS. SO IT’S
STILL BREEZY TODAY, BUT NOTHING
LIKE WHAT? WE WILL HAVE TOMORROW
. 50 RIGHT NOW AT CITY AIRPORT,
51, A CITY AIRPORT, 51 METRO’S
50 PONTIAC 48, SO IF YOU ARE
HEADED OUT THIS EVENING, IT WILL
BE DRY. BUT AFTER EIGHT O’CLOCK
TONIGHT, WE WILL SEE A FEW
SHOWERS. DEVELOPING THOSE WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING.
HOURS TOMORROW HAVE MORE. ON THE
WIND AND THE COLDER TEMPS
TOMORROW. COMING UP IN YOUR
FORECAST. THANK YOU, KIM. WE DO
HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS RIGHT
NOW FROM NEAR BAY CITY IS
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS MAKING
ANOTHER VISIT TO MICHIGAN SECOND
AND ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE
PRESIDENT’S PLANE LANDED JUST
BEFORE TWO P.M. HE’S IN MICHIGAN
TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT HE CALLS GOOD
MANUFACTURING JOBS, HIS VISITING
THE SEMICONDUCTOR PLANT THAT’S
RUN BY A SOUTH KOREAN COMPANY TO
HIGHLIGHT A $300 MILLION
EXPANSION. THE PRESIDENT
CELEBRATING THE SUCCESSES FROM
HIS FIRST TWO YEARS IN OFFICE,
STRENGTHENING AMERICAN
MANUFACTURING. CREATED MORE JOBS
IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF ANY
PRESIDENT 735,000 MANUFACTURING
JOBS. FRACTURING JOBS. WE’RE
STILL COUNTING. IN MICHIGAN ONCE
AGAIN BECOME THE MANUFACTURING
HUB OF THE NATION, AND THAT’S
NOT A JOKE, BECAUSE WHEN I GOT
PRESIDENT BANNON WAS LAST IN
MICHIGAN FOR THE AUTO SHOW, AND
THAT WAS BACK IN SEPTEMBER
BEFORE THE PRESIDENT CAME TO
MICHIGAN, AND HE ASKED CONGRESS
TO BLOCK A POSSIBLE RAILROAD
STRIKE BEFORE NEXT MONTH’S
DEADLINE. THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE
HATES TO FORCE AN AGREEMENT FOR
THE RAILROAD WORKERS, BUT A
SHUTDOWN WOULD DEVASTATE THE U.
S ECONOMY. FOR UNIONS HAVE
REJECTED THE DEAL OVER CONCERNS
ABOUT SICK LEAVE AND QUALITY OF
LIFE ISSUES. HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY
PELOSI SAYS THE HOUSE WILL TAKE
THE LEGISLATION THIS WEEK
WITHOUT CHANGING ANY OF THE
TERMS, DEMOCRATIC SENATOR BERNIE
SANDERS HAS SAID HE WANTS TO
IMPROVE THE DEAL, WHICH COULD
SLOW APPROVAL IN THE SENATE. THE
LATEST STRIKE DEADLINE IS
DECEMBER 9TH. OR GIFT OF WARM
TELETHON IS NOW IN ITS 11TH
HOUR. PAM OSBORNE IS WITH THE
VOLUNTEERS RIGHT NOW, RAISING
MONEY TO KEEP MANY OF OUR
NEIGHBORS WARM THIS WINTER. PAM
I UNDERSTAND YOU DO HAVE A
SPECIAL GUEST WITH YOU, KAREN. I
HAVE QUITE A FEW. I’VE MADE A
LOT OF FRIENDS HERE. THERE ARE
PEOPLE WAITING TO TAKE YOUR
PHONE CALL RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN
DONATE AT THE NUMBER AT THE
BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN THERE.
ALSO JOINED BY SOUND TILL
JENKINS. SHE’S THE CEO OF THE
HEAT AND WARMTH. FOREIGN FUNDING
FIRST. LET’S JUST UPDATE PEOPLE.
WHERE ARE WE AT WITH DONATIONS?
RIGHT NOW WE’RE OVER 80. $1000
AND GROWING THANKS TO ALL THE
GENERALS DONORS OUT THERE. AND
SO THE GOAL TODAY IS $150,000.
THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
HERE. BUT ALSO SINCE WE’VE BEEN
SPEAKING, YOU’VE BEEN SAYING
THAT WE’VE ALSO BEEN GETTING A
LOT OF PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE
WHO ARE IN NEED OF THIS HELP.
YES ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE
WONDERFUL PEOPLE CALLING TO
DONATE, BUT WE HAVE JUST AS MANY
PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLING OUR
VOLUNTEERS SAYING, HOW CAN I GET
HELP? MY FAMILY AND I NEED HELP.
THE NEED IS SO GREAT RIGHT NOW.
SO IF YOU COULD JUST SPEAK TO
WHERE THESE DONATIONS GO, WHO
ARE WE HELPING HERE? SO WE’RE
HELPING FAMILIES LIKE YOU KNOW
MY MOM AND DAD WHEN I WAS A KID
THOUGHT HELPED OUR FAMILY. WE’RE
HELPING SENIORS WERE HELPING
VETERANS. WE’RE HELPING WORKING
PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO
MAKE ENDS MEET, BUT THEY’RE
STRUGGLING WITH INFLATION. YEAH,
AND SO IF YOU ARE WONDERING JUST
HOW FAR YOUR MONEY IS GOING TO
GO, $3.50 CAN COVER A FULL DAY
OF ELECTRICITY FOR AN ENTIRE
FAMILY. $50 PROVIDES WIFI FOR A
FAMILY FOR A MONTH, AND $110
PAYS A MONTH OF YOU. UTILITIES
FOR FAMILIES OF FOUR. SO AGAIN
IF YOU COULD JUST SPEAK TO THESE
DONATIONS, WE ARE OPEN UNTIL
SEVEN O’CLOCK. JUST TELL US
ABOUT THAT. YEAH THE DONATIONS
MAKE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WHETHER KID IS DOING HOMEWORK IN
THE DARK OR GOING TO SLEEP IN A
COAT AND MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR
MOTHERS WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEIR BABIES ARE WARM
OR SOMEONE WHO IS ON A BREATHING
MACHINE AND DOESN’T HAVE
ELECTRICITY. YOU KNOW, IT MAKES
ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
AND THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS IN
THAT NUMBER IS AT THE BOTTOM OF
YOUR SCREEN THERE. YOU CAN ALSO
DONATE AT CLICKONDETROIT.COM WE
HOPE TO BE HEARING FROM YOU SOON
. KAREN OUT, SEND THINGS BACK TO
YOU IN THE STUDIO NEED IS
DEFINITELY GREAT. WE DO