The Michigan sheriff at the center of the investigation into Tuesday’s deadly Oxford High School shooting said Friday night he was blindsided earlier in the day when the county prosecutor held a news conference announcing charges against James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of the teenage suspect in the case.
“I’ve been sheriff for 21 years,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard told “NewsNation Now,” “and I’ve never had anyone have a press conference announcing charges before we had the opportunity to have somebody in custody.”
“I’ve been sheriff for 21 years, and I’ve never had anyone have a press conference announcing charges before we had the opportunity to have somebody in custody.”
Sheriff Michael Bouchard, Oakland County, Michigan
(Pool)
Also tearing into Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald were an Oakland County undersheriff and two lawyers representing the Crumbleys, according to a report.
In an appearance on CNN on Friday night, again before the arrests, McDonald admitted she had no idea where the Crumbleys were located.
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In front of media cameras earlier Friday, McDonald told reporters that the Crumbleys were each being charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the carnage allegedly unleashed by their 15-year-old son Ethan that left four of his classmates dead and seven other people wounded.
Rewards offered
But after the Democrat’s new conference, the Crumbleys wouldn’t be in the custody of law enforcement until many hours later, after they were declared fugitives and had rewards of $10,000 each offered for their captures. They were ultimately caught in Detroit early Saturday, after their parked vehicle had been spotted.
Bouchard said during his TV interview he was surprised by the timing of DA McDonald’s appearance before the cameras – because the…
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