Prosecutors charged Jennifer and James Crumbley with involuntary manslaughter...accusing them of ignoring their son’s plea for counseling and instead buying him the gun he used to kill four classmates at Oxford High.
The Crumbleys have demanded separate trials and which parent would be tried first or if their cases are heard at the same time remains uncertain.
In court Judge Cheryl Matthews reminded Jennifer Crumbley that she and her husband now known as her “co-defendant” are no longer on the same team.
MATTHEWS: “Do you understand that both your attorney and your co-defendant’s attorney have indicated that there is now a conflict of interest between you and your co-defendant?” CRUMBLEY: “Yes.”
Attorneys estimate the trial for each parent will take between two and three weeks.