Michigan school shooter’s father accused of making threats in jailhouse phone calls as he goes on trial

The father of a Michigan school shooter made “threatening statements” from jail while awaiting trial, law enforcement officials said.

James Crumbley’s phone and email access have now “been limited due to threatening statements he made while on the phone and in electronic messages,” the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to The Independent.

“His access to a phone or electronic messaging is now limited to communication with his lawyer,” they added.

Officials did not say what the nature of the threats were, nor to whom they were directed.

Mr Crumbley is currently on trial for involuntary manslaughter charges in relation to a mass shooting carried out by his son. Ethan Crumbley killed four students and wounded seven others after he opened fire at Oxford High School in 2021.

Ethan, now 17, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and terrorism charges for the shooting, and was sentenced in December to life in prison.

His mother, Jennifer Crumbley, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in February. She is expected to face sentencing in April.