Manslaughter trial begins for Jennifer Crumbley - Day 5

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, over her alleged role in the November 2021 attack at Oxford High School that left four students dead and seven others injured.

Ethan Crumbley's parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, have each been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the attack, a rare case of parents being charged in connection to a child's mass shooting.

Jury selection is expected to take up to three days.

Jennifer and James Crumbley each pleaded not guilty to the four counts in December 2021. The couple had to be captured in Detroit following an hourslong search when they did not turn themselves in for their scheduled arraignment, according to law enforcement officials.

Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 years old at the time of the shooting, was sentenced to life without parole in December after he pleaded guilty to 24 charges, including first-degree premeditated murder and terrorism causing death.

Last year, the Michigan Court of Appeals allowed Jennifer and James Crumbley to stand trial separately over their alleged involvement in the shooting. James Crumbley's trial is scheduled to begin on March 5, according to court records.

In October, the Michigan Supreme Court denied an appeal submitted on behalf of James and Jennifer Crumbley, who claimed there was not enough evidence for them to stand trial.