The parents of a teenager who killed four students at a high school in the northern United States said on Saturday they had been acquitted of negligent homicide charges, which were attributed to them for letting their son use a weapon offered as a gift. , while the judge set their bail at one million dollars.
During the reading of the indictment yesterday, Saturday morning, James and Jennifer Kramble, who had been detained since the previous day, pleaded not guilty to the charges against them – four negligent homicides for which they risk up to 15 years in prison. for each.
Although gun attacks by teenagers in the United States have become tragically familiar, it is very rare for parents to be prosecuted.
The Krambley, who were wanted by police and the FBI, were arrested the day before yesterday, Friday, inside an industrial building in Detroit, about 60 km from the place of the attack.
Advocates of the parents assured that the latter intended to surrender, but the county sheriff Michael Bouchard believes instead that they were trying to escape and “hid”.
“They did not seek to surrender at this stage” and “it is clear that someone helped them find this place and use it,” the sheriff told reporters yesterday, Saturday afternoon.
Relying on the “very, very serious” charges against them and assessing that there is a risk that they will escape, Judge Julie Nicholson set the bail of each at $ 500,000.
Four students aged 14 to 17 were killed Tuesday at Oxford High School in a small town north of Detroit, while six people were injured, including a teacher.
The perpetrators of the shootings, 15-year-old Ethan Krabley, have been charged with “terrorist activity” and “murder”. According to the sheriff, the three members of the family are being held in the county jail and are unable to communicate with each other.
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