OXFORD, Mich. – The involuntary manslaughter trial continued Tuesday for James Crumbley, the father of the Oxford High School shooter.
Prosecutors called six witnesses to the stand last week across the first two days of the trial, and then three more on Monday. The judge believes the case will wrap up before the end of this week.
Here are some key details about the case:
- James Crumbley is represented by defense attorney Mariell Lehman. Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald and assistant Oakland County Prosecutor Marc Keast lead the prosecution. Judge Cheryl A. Matthews presides over the case.
- Crumbley is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter -- one for each of the students who were killed by his son during the Nov. 30, 2021, shooting at Oxford High School: 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana, 16-year-old Tate Myre, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin, and 17-year-old Justin Shilling.
- His wife was found guilty of all four counts on Feb. 6, 2024, after a nine-day trial that included seven days of witness testimony and two days of jury deliberation.
- The shooter was sentenced in December to life in prison without the chance of parole.
Here are the full updates from Day 4 of the trial:
Court ends for day
- 4:20 p.m. Tuesday
Court ended for the day, and Matthews asked the jury to return at 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Prosecution has no further witnesses today
- 4:19 p.m. Tuesday
Keast said the prosecution has no further witnesses for the day. He said they want to review his exhibit list before the prosecution officially rests.
He said there were several modification.
Video of shooter holding gun
- 4:17 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman asked Willis if he found during his investigation that James Crumbley had left a gun in the house and allowed his son access. The question caused some confusion.
Willis was excused.
Re-cross: Timothy Willis
- 4:16 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman said journals and notebooks can be called notebooks and/or journals. Willis said he has a pretty good idea that James Crumbley was specifically talking about a journal.
No reference to gun being locked up
- 4:15 p.m. Tuesday
Keast said there was no indication in the journal that the 9 mm was locked up. Willis agreed.
Keast said there was a previous video shown in court that the shooter sent to his friend, saying his dad left the gun out. Willis said yes.
Redirect: Timothy Willis
- 4:15 p.m. Tuesday
Keast clarified that James Crumbley mentioned a “journal,” in singular form during the meeting at the school. Willis agreed. Keast said many “notebooks” were found in the home, but only one journal.
Access to gun, ammunition
- 4:13 p.m. Tuesday
When the shooter wrote that he had access to the gun and ammunition, there was no mention that his dad told him where the gun and ammunition were, Lehman clarified. Willis agreed.
So when the shooter said he has access, Willis doesn’t know how he obtained access, Lehman argued. Willis said he didn’t understand the question.
Shooter: Dad ‘hid’ gun
- 4:12 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that the shooter said his dad ‘hid’ one of the guns in his journal. Willis agreed that was written.
James Crumbley’s knowledge of journal
- 4:06 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman said there’s no indication that James Crumbley was aware the journal existed. Willis said James Crumbley talked about a journal with his son during the meeting in the counselor’s office.
Lehman said there was no specific mention of which journal he was referencing at that time. She also said there were multiple journals seen in the photos from the police search.
Lehman said there were no specifics given that suggest James Crumbley knew about the journal. Willis agreed.
Shooter’s belongings in school bathroom
- 4:05 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman asked if the contents of the shooter’s backpack were taken out by police or if they were laid out across the floor before police found the belongings.
Willis said the way the contents were photographed is how he first saw them.
Molotov cocktail video
- 4:04 p.m. Tuesday
Willis clarified that the molotov cocktail video he mentioned previously was posted by the shooter on YouTube. Lehman said there’s no evidence James Crumbley had seen or knew about that video. Willis said correct, he doesn’t know if James Crumbley knew about the video.
Turning themselves in
- 4:02 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman said there’s no evidence showing that James Crumbley was aware he had been formally charged and that he needed to turn himself in. Willis said there’s evidence in his mind that says they knew.
Coming and going from Detroit building
- 4:01 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman said there is video from the Detroit building of James Crumbley leaving the building more than one time. Willis declined to agree, stating that he couldn’t say.
Lehman said there were 14 cigarettes found near the Kia, so even if Willis can’t say for sure that they were in and out of the building, he can’t say that they weren’t in and out. He agreed.
Arrival at Detroit building
- 4 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman said there was a difference in 22 minutes from the surveillance footage at the Detroit building where the Crumbleys were arrested. Willis said that sounds right.
She said the Crumbleys clearly arrived at the Detroit building before formal charges were announced at noon Dec. 3, and Willis agreed. Surveillance footage showed the Kia pulling in around 11 a.m.
Timeline clarifications
- 3:57 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman went through the movements of the Crumbley parents between the shooting and their arrest. She clarified with Willis about where they went and the timing of those movements.
He agreed with Lehman’s clarifications, for the most part. She was trying to establish that the Crumbleys didn’t flee the immediate area of Oxford.
Crumbleys not staying at home
- 3:54 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that Willis knew the Crumbleys weren’t staying at their home after the shooting. He agreed he knew that they weren’t staying there, starting on Nov. 30, 2021, the night of the shooting.
Crumbleys’ address
- 3:53 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman asked Willis if he was aware that the address of the Crumbleys’ house had been released to the public. He said he was aware that media and the public were allowed at the shooter’s swear-to.
Lehman said she wasn’t suggesting that law enforcement released the address.
Cross examination: Timothy Willis
- 3:50 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman began her cross examination of Willis.
Willis looks at autopsy reports
- 3:49 p.m. Tuesday
Willis then went through the autopsy reports for the four students who were killed.
He read the names of Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, and Justin Shilling, and clarified that they were all killed by gunshot wounds.
James Crumbley was visibly emotional during these readings.
Willis talks about injuries
- 3:47 p.m. Tuesday
Willis got emotional as he named off the seven people who were injured during the shooting.
Court back in session
- 3:46 p.m. Tuesday
Court resumed after a short break, with more testimony underway.
James Crumbley returns
- 3:44 p.m.
James Crumbley returned to the courtroom and took his place next to Lehman at the defense table.
What to expect after break
- 3:36 p.m. Tuesday
After the break, the prosecution will continue questioning Willis. The direct examination was paused because of the emotions inside the courtroom after watching the surveillance footage of the shooting.
James Crumbley exits
- 3:23 p.m. Tuesday
James Crumbley was escorted out of the courtroom by two Oakland County deputies.
Court takes break
- 3:22 p.m. Tuesday
The video ended, and the court paused for a break.
James Crumbley during video
- 3:16 p.m. Tuesday
James Crumbley appeared to look forward and down as the video played, not watching.
Shooting timeline
- 3:13 p.m. Tuesday
The video began at 12:46 p.m. Nov. 30, 2021. Willis pointed out that the video showed the shooter entering the bathroom near room 258.
Surveillance footage from high school
- 3:12 p.m. Tuesday
Keast then played surveillance video from inside Oxford High School. It can’t be shown by the media.
McDonald said it might be a good idea to take a break after the video.
New journal entries
- 3:06 p.m. Tuesday
These journal entries were not covered during the Jennifer Crumbley trial, but were outlined by Keast and Willis on Tuesday.
“So we should be bound to get my SD9ve soon,” one journal message said.
Willis said that “SD9ve” term was also seen in a screenshot of a Smith and Wesson model SD9ve for sale that was extracted from James Crumbley’s phone.
“All I need is my need is my 9 mm pistol, which I am currently begging my dad for,” he wrote in another message.
“I will have to find where my dad hid my 9 mm before I can shoot the school,” he wrote in another message.
“Unfortunately, my dad does not want me to get the 8 mm gun and we have financial problems (right now) and I don’t have a job SO NOW I PISSED because I want to do the shooting with a 9 mm pistol and they are effective for killing but (right now) all I got is a puny 22-caliber Kel-Tec that I don’t know where my dad hid it,” another message said.
Journal references to school shooting
- 3:02 p.m. Tuesday
Willis said the first date written in the journal was Nov. 9, but it also referenced things that happened before that date.
Willis said there were 22 pages used in the journal, and it was being filled back-to-front. He estimated about a quarter of the journal had been used.
He said there were references to the school shooting on all 22 pages that had been used.
Shooter’s belongings in bathroom
- 3 p.m. Tuesday
Willis said the shooter began the shooting when he walked out of the bathroom next to room 258.
Keast showed the shooter’s belongings that were found on the bathroom floor, including a backpack and a journal.
Concerns about explosives at school
- 2:59 p.m. Tuesday
Willis said authorities at some point found a video of the shooter making an molotov cocktail, so there was some concern about potential explosives at the school.
Michigan State Police came in with a robot to make sure there were no explosives.
Early investigation
- 2:55 p.m. Tuesday
When he was at the high school early in the investigation, Willis said ATF Special Agent Brett Brandon identified the owner of the murder weapon.
Willis said he learned the identity of the shooter while he was at the school.
Willis on parking
- 2:55 p.m. Tuesday
Willis said people can back into a parking spot to hide a license plate or to get away easier. He said at the time of this video, there was no plan in place for the Crumbleys to turn themselves in on the involuntary manslaughter charges.
Backing into parking spot
- 2:53 p.m. Tuesday
Surveillance video from just before 4 p.m. Dec. 3, 2021, shows James Crumbley leaving the building, getting into the Kia, and backing out of the parking lot.
He situated the SUV so he could back into the parking spot, and then backed it into that same corner spot.
Going to Detroit building
- 2:50 p.m. Tuesday
When the Crumbleys left the extended stay in Auburn Hills, they went to the building at 1111 Bellevue in Detroit, Willis said.
Keast played a surveillance video showing Jennifer Crumbley’s Kia as it arrived at the parking lot. They drove in at 10:58 a.m. and pulled into the parking spot in the corner, directed by someone who had exited the building.
The video then showed both Crumbleys leaving the SUV and walking into the building.
More timeline info
- 2:47 p.m. Tuesday
On Dec. 2, $2,000 was withdrawn from the Crumbleys’ account at a Flagstar bank.
A receipt from a T-Mobile store in Owosso, Michigan, shows the Crumbleys bought new phones at 11:17 a.m. Dec. 2. Those phones were purchased in addition to the track phones, and the new ones had their actual phone numbers.
On Dec. 3, $4,000 was withdrawn from the Crumbleys’ account at a Flagstar bank.
A transfer from the shooter’s account was made at Flagstar. It was made from a Simply Kids Savings account at 11:29 a.m. for $292, and then the next day, $3,000 was transferred, leaving 99 cents in the account, Willis said.
Burner/track phones
- 2:47 p.m. Tuesday
Willis said when people have their phones confiscated, police often tell them that they can purchase burner or track phones to use in the meantime.
Timeline of Crumbley movement between shooting, arrest
- 2:46 p.m. Tuesday
Willis said he learned that the Crumbleys bought “burner” or “track” phones at 8:01 p.m. Nov. 3 from a Walmart in Lapeer.
A receipt shows the Crumbleys checked into a Holiday Inn Express in Lapeer on Nov. 30 and then checked out the next day.
A receipt shows they checked into an extended stay hotel in Auburn Hills on Dec. 1 and checked out Dec. 3. This is where one of their cars was located.
Search for parents started Dec. 2
- 2:43 p.m. Tuesday
Willis clarified that he assigned Hendrick and the Fugitive Apprehension Team to locate the Crumbley parents on Dec. 2.
When the shooter was charged, information came into the prosecutor’s office, and it was discussed Dec. 2 about the possibility of charging the parents, Willis said. That’s why he told Hendrick to locate them, he said.
Willis said the only thing he knew at the time was that the parents weren’t actively staying at their house.
Charges against parents
- 2:39 p.m. Tuesday
Willis said James Crumbley was charged with involuntary manslaughter around noon Dec. 3, 2021.
He said when someone is charged with a felony in Michigan, the officer in charge takes it before a judge and swears to the facts of the case. Then the judge decides if the warrant is sufficient to support a charge.
Willis said he did that in this case, personally. He said James Crumbley was on Zoom from a car for his son’s swear-to on Dec. 1, 2021.
Investigators
- 2:35 p.m. Tuesday
Willis said he asked for investigators to come see him. He sent some to hospitals, sent others to the Crumbley house, and assigned others to various tasks.
Arriving at school
- 2:34 p.m. Tuesday
Willis said he got to the high school around 1:20 p.m.
“There was the largest emergency first response that I’ve ever seen in my career, and second place isn’t even close,” Willis said.
Students were being evacuated and emergency officials were rushing in and out. He said he vaguely remembers the helicopter flying above the school.
Learning about shooting
- 2:32 p.m. Tuesday
Willis said he learned about the school shooting while he was at the prosecutor’s office.
He said there was a false alarm at another school recently, but he made a call to someone who told him this was the real thing.
He rushed to his vehicle and drove to Oxford High School with his lights and sirens activated.
Witness: Timothy Willis
- 2:29 p.m. Tuesday
Prosecutors called Detective Lt. Timothy Willis, of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. He was in charge of the investigation into the school shooting.
Willis is in charge of the special investigative unit, the computer crimes unit, and the fugitive apprehension team. He has been a lieutenant since 2016 and a police officer since 1996.
He was the final witness to testify for the prosecution during the Jennifer Crumbley trial, on Day 6 of that trial.
Redirect: William Creer
- 2:28 p.m. Tuesday
McDonald tried to ask a question about the photos of the Crumbleys, but Lehman objected, saying she didn’t ask about that during cross. Matthews agreed.
More clarification on timing
- 2:27 p.m. Tuesday
Creer arrived around 2 a.m. and left around 5 a.m., Lehman clarified. Creer said that’s correct.
Questions about scene
- 2:26 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that 14 cigarette butts were found next to the Kia. Creer said yes.
She said he testified that there was a bank envelope inside of a plastic bag. She asked if it looks like a business card upon closer examination. He said it looks like a bank envelope.
Lehman clarified that Creer has no information about the whisky bottle in the garbage can. He agreed, saying all he knows is there was a whisky bottle in the garbage can.
Timeline clarification
- 2:25 p.m. Tuesday
Creer said he was informed of a search warrant when he was sent to the scene, and then he learned that the search was related to a shooting when he arrived at the building.
Cross examination: William Creer
- 2:24 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman began her cross examination of Creer.
Pictures of Crumbleys
- 2:23 p.m. Tuesday
Creer said he then went to the jail to take pictures of the Crumbleys. The purpose is to determine if there are any injuries and to establish their condition at the time of arrest.
Cellphones were off
- 2:22 p.m. Tuesday
McDonald specified that all the cellphones were turned off when police performed their search. Creer agreed.
Creer agreed that his search ended around 5 a.m. Dec. 4, 2021.
Photos continue
- 2:17 p.m. Tuesday
McDonald continued to walk Creer through the photos.
Creer said the reason he focused on the totes is because they looked like they had been “jostled or messed with.”
More photos
- 2:11 p.m. Tuesday
McDonald continued to walk Creer through the photos.
Pictures from art studio
- 2:05 p.m. Tuesday
McDonald walked Creer through several photos from inside the art studio where the Crumbleys were arrested.
Creer indicated there were several articles of clothing, including some that had just been purchased. There were also food and drink items on a table near the mattress.
Pictures of cigarettes near Kia
- 2:02 p.m. Tuesday
Creer said he took pictures of cigarettes around the Kia. This was in the area where Kirtley saw someone sitting on the curb.
He said he collected a total of 14 cigarette butts.
Documenting crime scene
- 2:01 p.m. Tuesday
When he arrived, Creer talked to the officer in charge, and then walked through the scene while he pointed out items of interest to collect.
Then, Creer and his partner might suggest additional items to document. He takes pictures, collects evidence, and turns in what they’ve found and documented.
In this type of situation, Creer collected evidence and looked around additionally, he said.
What he knew about case
- 2 p.m. Tuesday
Creer said he learned that the search warrant was linked to the Oxford High School shooting and that two people had been arrested.
He and his partner were taken to suite 130 at the building on Bellevue Street. He said the scene had been secured, which is typical of when he shows up for his job.
Creer called to Detroit building
- 1:58 p.m. Tuesday
On Dec. 4, Creer was dispatched around 2 a.m. to the Detroit building where the Crumbley parents had been arrested.
Witness: William Creer
- 1:56 p.m. Tuesday
Prosecutors called William Creer, a forensic technician for Detroit police.
He investigates crime scenes and collects evidence to testify in court. He is a civilian who works for the police department, not an officer.
Creer testified against Jennifer Crumbley on Day 5 of her trial. He was the second-to-last witness to testify for the prosecution, before only Willis.
Court back in session
- 1:55 p.m. Tuesday
Judge Matthews returned to the courtroom, and the jury was brought in.
James Crumbley returns
- 1:52 p.m. Tuesday
James Crumbley returned to the courtroom and joined Lehman at the defense table.
Lehman whispered to James Crumbley for several moments.
Scene in courtroom
- 1:41 p.m. Tuesday
James Crumbley, Judge Matthews, and the jury have not yet returned to the courtroom after lunch.
Members of the prosecution and defense teams have been back in the room. Lehman and Keast exited through the court personnel only door at 1:42 p.m. They returned at 1:46 p.m.
Kirtley says he feared for safety
- 1:32 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman pointed out during her cross examination of Kirtley that he assumed the Crumleys were dangerous when he saw someone sitting behind the Kia.
Kirtley confirmed that he feared for his safety.
Lehman will likely use this moment to point out that the perception of the Crumbleys was negative after the school shooting. She could then use a similar defense to Shannon Smith’s last month, when Smith said the parents felt that had to stay hidden for their own safety.
Focus on noise
- 1:21 p.m. Tuesday
Prosecutors are emphasizing the noise of the police search inside the Detroit building, trying to indicate that the Crumbleys must have heard what was going on while they were in the art studio.
Keast asked repeatedly about the rams used to breach locked doors. Witnesses clarified that they use 35-pound rams made of steel.
Kirtley also testified that he could hear what was going on from inside his unit.
More on gun safe
- 1:08 p.m. Tuesday
One of the major topics of discussion during the morning of Day 4 was the gun safe found during the search of the Crumbley house.
James Crumbley’s two handguns -- excluding the SIG Sauer -- were found in that case, and the combination was the same as the factory default.
📄 Click here to read much more about that topic.
Body cam footage
- 12:54 p.m. Tuesday
During the Jennifer Crumbley trial, prosecutors showed body cam footage from David Shaw, who was the first officer to enter the room where the parents were arrested.
Metzke’s body cam showed a different angle of the entrance and the arrest. It also showed him searching the art studio for weapons.
First new witness
- 12:43 p.m. Tuesday
David Metzke was the first witness to testify against James Crumbley without first testifying in his wife’s trial.
The first 12 witnesses across three-plus days of testimony all testified in both cases.
Two sides meet with judge
- 12:29 p.m. Tuesday
When Matthews asked the prosecution to identify their next witness, the two sides went up to speak with her at the stand. This meeting lasted about five minutes.
Lehman went back to update James Crumbley before he was escorted out by deputies at 12:29 p.m.
Jury excused for lunch
- 12:23 p.m. Tuesday
The court took a break for lunch. The jury was excused and Judge Matthews said they should plan to resume at 1:30 p.m.
Redirect: David Metzke
- 12:22 p.m. Tuesday
Keast asked why police would be quiet before entering a room. Metzke said the decision was to use the keys to enter quietly.
Metzke agreed that the noise level before they were about to breach the room was very different than during the rest of the search.
Lehman re-crossed to clarified that Metzke doesn’t know what James Crumbley saw or heard. He said that’s correct.
Turning themselves in at 7 a.m.?
- 12:20 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman said it can be heard in the video that James Crumbley said he was going to turn himself in at 7 a.m.
Keast objected, saying the video speaks for himself. Lehman replayed the video. It was very difficult to hear the audio.
Metzke said he heard it.
Sounds from James Crumbley
- 12:18 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that when James Crumbley was heard making noises as he was taken into custody, he wasn’t yelling at police. She said he appeared to be in pain (as he was being put in handcuffs).
Metzke said he doesn’t believe James Crumbley yelled at officers.
Special Response Team
- 12:17 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman said when the Special Response Team gets called in, it’s typically for a serious situation, so they react in a way that reflects the seriousness of those situations. Metzke agreed.
James Crumbley at time of arrest
- 12:16 p.m. Tuesday
James Crumbley didn’t jump up, try to run, become combative, or do anything that would cause alarm, Lehman said. Metzke said that’s true, but the team treats every person a certain way when they get involved.
Scene inside building
- 12:13 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman said when the body cam footage began, it was quiet, other than some sounds of equipment moving. Metzke agreed.
He agreed that the building was dark when he entered the art studio.
Lehman said when police entered the unit, the Crumbleys were lying on a mattress in the middle of the room. Metzke said yes. She said Jennifer Crumbley had a blanket on and James Crumbley was completely uncovered.
She said they weren’t hiding behind boxes in a corner or behind paintings. Metzke agreed.
Searching for Crumbleys
- 12:13 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that the building had multiple businesses and that it was not a warehouse. Metzke agreed.
He said he knew who he was looking for when he entered the building that night.
Special Response Team
- 12:12 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that the Special Response Team typically gets involved when it’s clear someone isn’t going to turn themself in. Keast objected.
Lehman said he gets called in and told by supervisors to take fugitives into custody, but he doesn’t know the nature of what they’ve done. Metzke said he trusts his supervisors not to lie to him.
Cross examination: David Metzke
- 12:11 p.m. Tuesday
Lehman began her cross examination of Metzke.
Law enforcement in hallway
- 12:10 p.m. Tuesday
When Metzke walked out of the art studio into the hallway, dozens of law enforcement officials are visible.
Handcuffing Jennifer Crumbley
- 12:07 p.m. Tuesday
Metzke helped place new handcuffs on Jennifer Crumbley, the video shows.
Searching art studio
- 12:05 p.m. Tuesday
Body cam footage showed Metzke searching through furniture in the room. He said the Special Response Team was searching for weapons.
He said his team’s job would be to find and secure the fugitives and then search the location.
Metzke then walked around the room, searching under articles of clothing and other items. James Crumbley was still in the room, with his hands cuffed behind his back. Jennier Crumbley was also handcuffed nearby.
Body cam footage
- 12:02 p.m. Tuesday
The body camera worn by Metzke shows that the art studio was breached at 1:34 a.m. Dec. 4.
It shows officers finding the Crumbleys lying on a mattress. They were surrounded by armed officers and taken into custody.
Entering art studio
- 12:01 p.m. Tuesday
Metzke said they entered the art studio at least 40 minutes after he arrived.
Metzke was wearing a body cam, and prosecutors showed it in court.
Art studio
- 12 p.m. Tuesday
Metzke said they learned that the fugitives might be downstairs in “a particular room.” That room was the first-floor art studio.
That door had not been breached, but nearby doors had been breached, and that process was loud, Metzke said.
Keys
- 11:59 a.m. Tuesday
Metzke said the open doors had been cleared, but there were locked doors.
The team eventually got a ring of about “100 keys” to doors in the building, Metzke said.
Breaking down doors
- 11:58 a.m. Tuesday
Metzke said one of the bigger guys on the team will swing back and use the ram to bypass the lock on the door. He said the ram pushes the lock in with force.
Police used the ram on multiple doors, probably two or three. They also had police dogs in the building.
Entering building
- 11:56 a.m. Tuesday
When he went inside the building, Metzke said he saw “a lot” of officers. He said at least 20, if not more.
He met with his team and they came up with a plan of action. He said his team was looking for two fugitives. They started on the first level and started breaking down doors.
Pry bar and ram
- 11:53 a.m. Tuesday
Metzke met with other team members and grabbed a pry bar and a ram. He said the ram is about 35 pounds and it’s made of steel.
Arriving at building
- 11:52 a.m. Tuesday
Metzke said he probably arrived at the building around midnight.
He said his group was one of the last there. The reactive team had gone directly to the scene because they have “take-home” vehicles.
He said the scene was “packed” with officers.
“There was tons of officers,” Metzke said. “The street was packed it was busy.”
Night of Dec. 3
- 11:51 a.m. Tuesday
Metzke was called in on the night of Dec. 3, 2021. He said he was sleeping and his work phone went off. He woke up and reported to his base.
He grabbed his rifle, body armor, and anything else he would need for the night.
He said he learned he was going to the Detroit building for the apprehension of two fugitives. There were around six members loaded into the vehicle to travel to the building.
Witness: David Metzke
- 11:49 a.m. Tuesday
The prosecution called David Metzke to testify. He’s the first witness in this case who didn’t testify in the Jennifer Crumbley trial.
Metzke is a Detroit police officer, and has been for about seven and a half years. He’s currently assigned to the Detroit Special Response Team. It’s the SWAT team for DPD.
Blue shirt
- 11:47 a.m. Tuesday
McDonald clarified that Kirtley said he never saw the front of the person behind the Kia. He said he believes the hooded sweatshirt might have been blue.
McDonald brought up a picture of James Crumbley being arrested and clarified that the shirt he was wearing matches the one described by Kirtley.
Redirect: Luke Kirtley
- 11:46 a.m. Tuesday
Kirley said it’s within the terms of his least at the building that nobody is allowed to sleep at the building.
No knowledge of what James Crumbley experienced
- 11:45 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that Kirtley has no knowledge of what James Crumbley heard and saw while police were searching the building. Kirtley agreed.
Timeline for Kirtley
- 11:44 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman said she wanted to clarify that Kirtley was at the building for about an hour after making the 911 call, and then he was taken to a temporary command post, and then police brought him back to the building and walked him through the art studio.
Kirtley said he went back to get his car, and there were a bunch of police in the building, and they showed him where the Crumbleys had been arrested.
Lehman said he testified that he saw the mattress in the unit. He said when you walk through the center, you have to pass the door where they were hiding. He said the door was open and he could see the mattress.
Time before police response
- 11:43 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that more than 20 minutes passed between when Kirtley made the 911 call and police arriving at the building.
Person enters building behind Kirtley
- 11:42 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman said someone walked across the parking lot after Kirtley and entered the building. She clarified that the person didn’t chase him or try to catch up to him. Kirtley agreed.
He said he had not knowledge until seeing surveillance footage that anyone had entered the building.
No interaction
- 11:42 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said there was no interaction whatsoever between himself and the person sitting behind the Kia.
Was person he saw dangerous?
- 11:41 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said he wasn’t aware at the time he went to check the license plate that the person he saw was smoking.
He said he didn’t expect the car to match in the first place, nor did he expect someone to be sitting there.
He said he wanted to get safely inside because he assumed the person he saw was dangerous. He said generally in a situation like that he would fear for his safety.
Lehman clarified that because of the coverage of the shooting, Kirtley assumed the Crumbleys could be dangerous. He said yes.
Entrances to building
- 11:39 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said there are three entrances to the building, including one in the front and one right next to where he parked his car.
‘Be on the lookout’
- 11:38 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that Kirtley saw a wanted poster on social media on Dec. 3, 2021. He said he believes that was the date.
Lehman said the poster indicated that Kirtley said the Crumbleys were “on the run.” He said it was more of a “be on the lookout.”
Parking
- 11:37 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman said it’s possible to drive a car into a garage area of the building. Kirtley said that’s at the front of the building. He said it’s mainly used to unload and load cars.
Not an industrial building
- 11:36 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that on Dec. 3, 2021, the building is not a manufacturing building. Kirtley said the tenants aren’t manufacturing pickup trucks at the building like they were in the 1920.
She said it’s a business building that’s industrial in style. Kirtley said yes, but it’s technically zoned industrial.
Kirtley agreed the building is not abandoned, and there have been multiple tenants for at least a couple of years.
Cross examination: Luke Kirtley
- 11:35 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman began her cross examination of Kirtley.
Mattress
- 11:34 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said in the central promenade, people put things there and store items.
At the time, there was a mattress sitting up against a wall for awhile. He said it was sitting in that area for days.
After the Crumbleys were arrested, Kirtley noticed that the mattress had been brought into the art studio. He said he doesn’t know who owns the mattress.
After the arrest, the mattress was out in the hallway, in various locations. He thinks it was out there because nobody wanted it.
Sound of search
- 11:32 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said he was in the front of the building at the time of the search. He could hear police announcing themselves.
Art studio windows
- 11:32 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said the art studio has frosted windows that face into the parking lot where the Kia was parked.
He said the walls are very thin, so everyone is aware of what’s happening inside the building.
Crumbleys arrested
- 11:30 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said when police arrived, he walked them through the building. Once they confirmed the car was correct, 10 or more additional squad cars showed up.
Kirtley said he was in the building for about another hour in his unit before police took him to the command post a couple blocks away.
Kirtley said he eventually learned that the Crumbleys had been arrested in the painter’s studio. He said his unit shares drywall with the painter’s unit.
Person sitting by car
- 11:29 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said he originally thought the person was a woman, based on the figure from the back.
Surveillance footage
- 11:27 a.m. Tuesday
McDonald then pulled the surveillance footage back up and showed what happened after Kirtley checked the license plate and returned to the building.
Video shows the person in the hooded sweatshirt walking into the building a few moments later.
Kirtley said it’s not a public building, so he didn’t think anyone would have been able to get inside. He told police that the Crumbleys had probably ran away.
“I assumed at the time they probably took off,” Kirtley said.
911 call
- 11:24 a.m. Tuesday
Prosecutors then played the audio of the 911 call Kirtley made to report the car.
“The parents of the shooter that are running away are here,” Kirtley said in the call. “The Oakland shooter, the kid, has the two parents that are on the run right now.”
He said he went to park his car at his office and he had checked the license plate.
“It’s their car and the woman is here ... sitting next to her car in the parking lot,” Kirtley said in the call.
He said it was a black 2021 Kia. He read off the plate number.
“She’s wearing a hoodie,” Kirtley said. “I don’t know what kind.”
Surveillance footage
- 11:19 a.m. Tuesday
Prosecutors played surveillance footage from the Detroit building.
It begins at 10:34 p.m. Dec. 3. The video shows the person in the blue hooded sweatshirt walking out to the car.
A couple minutes later, Kirtley’s car pulls in, and he parks right next to the door. He entered the building, came back out, and then went back inside.
He eventually walked out, and video shows him walking across the parking lot to the Kia with his phone out. He goes to the back of the car at 10:42 p.m. for a moment and then walks into the building.
Calling 911
- 11:18 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said he noticed there was a person sitting on the “elevated curb” next to the car with a blue plaid hooded sweatshirt and the hood up.
He said when he saw that person, he turned his flashlight off and hurried back into the building. He locked all his doors, kept the lights off, and called 911
License plates match
- 11:17 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley pulled up the poster on his phone and walked toward the back of the car to check the license plate. He said his phone flashlight was on.
It hit him that that was the Crumbleys’ car when the license plate on the car matched the one from the “wanted” poster, he said.
Seeing Crumbleys’ car in parking lot
- 11:15 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said there are some tenants who leave their cars in the lot sometimes, but there generally aren’t many cars.
Kirtley said he always parks in the right lot. He pulled in and saw a car backed into the corner of the parking lot. He clarified that it was backed into the furthest spot from the building entrance in the right corner.
He originally didn’t pay much attention to the car, but when he walked back out of the building, he “came face-to-face” with the car, and he noticed it was like a “newer Kia” and matched the car on the poster he had seen on Facebook.
“When I saw it, I was, like, ‘Oh, I remember where I saw this from,” Kirtley said.
Kirtley’s knowledge of school shooting
- 11:14 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said he was “generally aware” of the shooting at Oxford High School. He said earlier in the day Dec. 3, 2021, he saw a “wanted” poster on Facebook about the Crumbley parents “being on the run.”
He saw a picture of the parents, their car, and the license plate.
McDonald established that Kirtley was aware that police were searching for James Crumbley and his wife.
Returning to building that night
- 11:11 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said he returned to the building around 10 p.m. on the night of Dec. 3, 2021, to switch cars.
Building tenants
- 11:11 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said the building isn’t a “public” building. He said customers wouldn’t come and go. It’s for business manufacturing, typically.
Car enthusiast
- 11:11 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said he’s a car enthusiast, and at the time he didn’t want to park his nicer car on the street. When he wasn’t planning to drive the car, he would put it in that spot on the third floor.
Parking at building
- 11:10 a.m. Tuesday
Kirtley said there are two gated parking spaces on different sides of the building. Tenants have fobs that can open the gates.
Kirtley said there’s no designated indoor parking, but some tenants have garages. At the time, Kirtley used his garage storage area on the third floor to park his car.
First floor of building
- 11:09 a.m. Tuesday
On the first floor, there’s a rare plant business, someone who packages fine art, and then a painter, in addition for Kirtley’s business.
Detroit building
- 11:08 a.m. Tuesday
He said the Detroit building was originally an industrial building built in the 1920s. He said there are 5-10 tenants who rotate in and out.
“The building itself is basically split up into 1,000-2,000 square-foot units,” Kirtley said.
He said the tenants are all completely using the units for different reasons.
Witness: Luke Kirtley
- 11:06 a.m. Tuesday
Prosecutors called Luke Kirtley, the person who reported that the Crumbleys’ car was at a building in Detroit, where they were eventually arrested.
Kirtley owns a company called Coffeehaus, which is at the building on Bellevue Street in Detroit.
Kirtley testified immediately after Hendrick during Day 5 of the Jennifer Crumbley trial.
Redirect: David Hendrick
- 11:05 a.m. Tuesday
Keast specified that Hendrick was told to “locate” the Crumbleys, not arrest them. Hendrick said yes.
Hendrick said that’s not uncommon.
Hearing police search
- 11:05 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman said Hendrick cannot say what James Crumbley heard and saw that night. Hendrick said he can only testify that he himself heard the commotion, the officers in the building, the police lights.
Hendrick agreed he can’t say for sure what James Crumbley might or might not have heard.
Parking situation
- 11:04 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman pointed out that there was an option for interior parking at the building, and Hendrick said he wasn’t aware of that. He said there was a loading dock where a car could have parked.
Lehman was trying to point out that the Crumbleys could have hidden their car inside the building, but instead parked out in the lot.
More on Detroit building
- 11:03 a.m. Tuesday
Hendrick said the building as a “three-story industrial building.” Lehman said he learned during his involvement that there were multiple businesses and suites. He agreed.
Detroit building
- 11 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman said the building in Detroit where the Crumbleys were eventually found was not a parking garage. She said their car was in an open parking lot without being blocked by a tree or anything like that. Hendrick said that’s correct.
Aware of charges
- 11 a.m. Tuesday
Charges were announced around noon Dec. 3, 2021. Hendrick agreed that he didn’t necessarily know whether the Crumbleys were aware that charges had been formally announced.
What Hendrick knew when search began
- 10:59 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman said on Dec. 2, 2021, Hendrick had no indication that James Crumbley would run. He said that’s fair.
Hendrick agreed that he was aware that the Crumbleys didn’t have their cellphones at that time. He said he learned during the investigation that the Crumbleys had bought temporary phones.
Search begins before charges
- 10:58 a.m. Tuesday
Hendrick agreed that he’s been involved in high-profile cases. Lehman asked if it’s normal to take people into custody before charges are announced. He said it depends on the case.
Registering at hotel
- 10:57 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that the Crumbleys registered at the hotel in Jennifer Crumbley’s name.
Safety concerns for Crumbleys
- 10:56 a.m. Tuesday
Hendrick agreed that people were angry and upset after the shooting. He agreed that the shooting was very public and that the shooter’s identity was revealed publicly.
Lehman asked if Hendrick was aware that the Crumbleys had safety concerns as the parents of the shooter. He said all he knew was that the parents needed to be found.
Ways to surrender to police
- 10:54 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman said there are many ways someone who is wanted for a crime can turn themselves in to police.
She said they can be taken into custody, walk into a police station, or arrange to be taken into custody through attorneys. Hendrick said yes.
Lehman clarified that Hendrick’s team got involved before James Crumbley was officially charged. She said Hendrick was asked to located the Crumbleys on Dec. 2, but they weren’t even charged until Dec. 3.
Hendrick’s involvement
- 10:53 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that Hendrick got involved in the case on Dec. 2, 2021, because he had previously been out of town. He said yes.
She said Hendrick’s team is not involved in every single felony case in Oakland County. He said that’s correct.
Cross examination: David Hendrick
- 10:53 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman began her cross examination of Hendrick.
Crumbleys taken into custody
- 10:52 a.m. Tuesday
Hendrick said the Detroit SWAT team eventually found the Crumbleys on the first floor. Hendrick was not involved in breaching that room.
The Crumbleys were taken into custody by Detroit officers and then turned over to the custody of Hendrick, who transported them back to Oakland County.
The Crumbleys were taken into custody early in the morning of Dec. 4, 2021.
Battering ram
- 10:51 a.m. Tuesday
Hendrick said several tools can be used to “breach” locked rooms.
In this case, police used a 35-pound battering ram to batter the locking mechanism and get into rooms.
“It’s very noisy,” Hendrick said.
Heading to Detroit business
- 10:51 a.m. Tuesday
Detroit police searched the first floor, and the rest of the teams searched the second and third floors, Hendrick said.
The search was “very obvious, very apparent.” He said there were “dozens and dozens” of officers going room-to-room.
Police had keys to some of the rooms, but not others. They forced their way into those locked room.
Heading to Detroit business
- 10:49 a.m. Tuesday
Hendrick said authorities created a plan to search the building, which was three stories.
Heading to Detroit business
- 10:47 a.m. Tuesday
When the second car was found at a business in Detroit, Hendrick left one person watching the car in Auburn Hills, but the rest of the team went to Detroit to try to find the parents.
Hendrick said when he arrived, there were several Detroit police officers who had the street blocked, and the car was secured in the parking lot.
He said more and more officers arrived from the US Marshals, Border Patrol, Michigan State Police, and others.
Other car found night of Dec. 3
- 10:46 a.m. Tuesday
Hendrick said at some point late in the evening of Dec. 3, 2021, they learned that Jennifer Crumbley’s car was found in a parking lot by the Detroit Police Department.
Hendrick and another detective went to the parents’ attorney’s office to see if they were there. They spoke to the attorneys inside, but the Crumbleys weren’t present.
Hotels
- 10:45 a.m. Tuesday
Hendrick said eventually, police identified a hotel where the Crumbleys had stayed the night of Nov. 30. But when police checked with the hotel, they learned the Crumbleys had checked out.
Police eventually found James Crumbley’s car at a hotel in Auburn Hills. Hendrick set up “constant surveillance” on that car on Dec. 3 to see if the Crumbleys would go back to that car, but they did not return.
Surveillance
- 10:44 a.m. Tuesday
Police conducted surveillance at the house, the homes of family members, nearby hotels, and places they thought the Crumbleys might go.
Assigned to find Crumbley parents
- 10:42 a.m. Tuesday
Hendrick said he was told Dec. 2, 2021, that he would be leading the team to try to find the Crumbley parents.
The Crumbleys were formally charged on Dec. 3, 2021.
Hendrick said he knew that the Crumbleys’ phones had been seized the night of Nov. 30, 2021.
Witness: David Hendrick
- 10:40 a.m. Tuesday
The prosecution called David Hendrick, of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
Hendrick was in charge of finding the Crumbleys after the shooting.
Hendrick was a member of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office at the time of the shooting. He has since retired. He was a detective sergeant with the fugitive apprehension team.
Hendrick said he had been with the fugitive apprehension team for four years at the time of the shooting.
He testified during Day 5 of the Jennifer Crumbley trial.
Court back in session
- 10:39 a.m. Tuesday
Judge Matthews returned and the jury was brought back into the courtroom.
James Crumbley returns
- 10:34 a.m. Tuesday
James Crumbley was escorted back into the courtroom and joined Lehman at the defense table. He put his tie back on and is waiting for the judge.
🎥 Video of James Crumbley in police car
- 10:29 a.m. Tuesday
Below is the new surveillance footage that was shown in court Tuesday.
It shows James Crumbley talking to Stoyek about where the guns are located in the home, the combination to the gun safe, and the BB gun.
James Crumbley escorted out
- 10:16 a.m. Tuesday
James Crumbley was placed in handcuffs and escorted out of the courtroom by two Oakland County deputies.
Court takes short break
- 10:15 a.m. Tuesday
Matthews asked the jurors if they needed a break before the next witness. Some of them signaled yes.
Matthews said they would take a 10-minute break.
Redirect: Adam Stoyek
- 10:14 a.m. Tuesday
Keast asked if James Crumbley told him that the SIG Sauer was never locked up. Stoyek said no.
Replacement phones
- 10:13 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that James Crumbley’s phone was taken by police. She said the prosecution called it “seized.”
She said in this case, James Crumbley eventually got his cellphone back. Stoyek said he doesn’t know if James Crumbley got the cellphone back.
Lehman said at some point James Crumbley and his wife were told they had to give up their cellphones and that they could get temporary replacements. Stoyek said that was a conversation the Crumbleys had with Lt. Sam Marzban.
Video games
- 10:12 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman brought up the video games that were found in the home. She talked about “Call of Duty” and said it’s a “military-type video game” and a “first-person shooter.”
“A person playing Call of Duty is a person holding a firearm in a video game and engaging in combat,” Lehman said.
Stoyek said he doesn’t play video games, so he really doesn’t know.
Locking mechanisms
- 10:10 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman said the prosecution asked if there were any other locking mechanisms found in the home. Stoyek had said there were none found, other than the SIG Sauer cable lock in the baggie.
Lehman said Stoyek can’t say whether there were any locking mechanisms in the house before police arrived for their search. He said he can’t speak to what was in the house before police entered.
Notebook drawings
- 10:07 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman pointed out that a picture of an open notebook showed drawings of guns. Stoyek said he didn’t go through any of the notebooks.
Items in shooter’s rooms
- 10:05 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that the knife on the shooter’s bed in the middle bedroom was a butter knife. Stoyek said yes.
She clarified that Stoyek doesn’t know what’s in any of the notebooks in the shooter’s rooms, and he also doesn’t know whether James Crumbley knows what was in those notebooks. Stoyek said he doesn’t know any of those things.
Stoyek agreed he doesn’t know how the empty whisky bottle got into the shooter’s bedroom.
Cooperative with police
- 10:04 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman pointed out that James Crumbley willingly told Stoyek where the firearms were in the home.
“He was cooperative when I was speaking to him,” Stoyek said.
Stoyek agreed that the directions James Crumbley gave him to find the guns were accurate.
Lehman asked if there was “a lot going on” for James Crumbley at that time, and Stoyek agreed. Lehman was trying to establish that the mistake of adding an extra “0″ to the combination was just because of the hectic situation.
Asking for lawyer
- 10:02 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that James Crumbley wanting a lawyer is his right and doesn’t mean anything else. Stoyek said yes.
James Crumbley taken to substation
- 10:02 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that after the events of that video, James Crumbley was taken to the substation, and then brought back to the house because he had already interviewed at the substation. Stoyek said yes.
Video of James Crumbley in police car
- 10 a.m. Tuesday
Stoyek agreed that James Crumbley was “obviously wondering what was going on” when his wife was in the back of the patrol car beside him.
Lehman said there was a point in the video where James Crumbley leans over and tells his wife, “I love you.” Stoyek said he has seen that part of the video.
Lehman said James Crumbley “had some concern that something bad might happen.” Stoyek agreed.
Gun case on bed
- 9:59 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman clarified that the SIG Sauer case was empty on the bed in the master bedroom, next to an empty ammunition box. Stoyek said yes.
Size of property
- 9:58 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman said the house has a “fairly deep lot.” She said it’s a deep backyard, which means there’s a lot of house between the back of the house and the end of their property.
Stoyek said yes, the lot is large and there’s “a lot of space.”
Cross examination: Adam Stoyek
- 9:57 a.m. Tuesday
Lehman began her cross examination of Stoyek.
Timing for James Crumbley
- 9:56 a.m. Tuesday
At 3:42 p.m. Nov. 30, 2021, the Crumbleys were told they can leave. They returned to the house when police completed the search warrant.
📸 Outdoor and shed photos
- 9:55 a.m. Tuesday
These photos show the back of James Crumbley’s car, images inside the shed, and spent CO2 cartridges in the snow from BB gun shots.
📸 Video game photos
- 9:54 a.m. Tuesday
📸 More photos
- 9:53 a.m. Tuesday
Keast continued to walk Stoyek through photos, including photos that show where the Kel-Tec gun case was found.
Note about photo captions
- 9:52 a.m. Tuesday
These pictures were posted during our live updates article for Day 4 of the Jennifer Crumbley trial. The captions below say “Jennifer Crumbley trial” because they are the same ones being shown on Tuesday.
📸 Master bedroom photos
- 9:51 a.m. Tuesday
Here are photos taken in the Crumbley parents’ master bedroom.
📸 Shooter’s bedrooms
- 9:43 a.m. Tuesday
Keast walked Stoyek through pictures from both of the shooter’s bedrooms.
These were taken before police began their search of the home.
📸 Pictures of home
- 9:39 a.m. Tuesday
Keast walked Stoyek through several photos from inside the Crumbley house.
These were taken before police began their search. They were clearing the home at this time.
Leaving scene
- 9:33 a.m. Tuesday
James Crumbley asked where his wife was, and the officer told him he could go join her. They were allowed to leave the area.
The officer told him Sgt. Joe Brian would call when police wanted the Crumbleys to come back to the house.
BB gun
- 9:32 a.m. Tuesday
James Crumbley then said there was also a BB gun that “looks like an assault rifle.”
He said it’s an air cartridge BB gun.
“Don’t freak out when you guys see that,” James Crumbley said.
Combination to gun safe
- 9:31 a.m. Tuesday
The case is locked, James Crumbley said. The officer asked for the combination, and James Crumbley told them that the combination is “0000.”
“Three zeroes?” the officer asked.
“Four,” James Crumbley said.
Stoyek said when he unlocked the gun safe, it was only three zeroes in the combination.
Where guns were stored
- 9:31 a.m. Tuesday
Police showed video from the back of the police car at 3:42 p.m. Nov. 30, 2021. James Crumbley was sitting alone in the back of a police car.
The officer told James Crumbley that he can’t go in the house, but the parents were free to go get some coffee or hang out.
He asked James Crumbley where the guns are stored, and James Crumbley told them specifically where to find the other two guns in the small gun safe.
James Crumbley’s movement
- 9:29 a.m. Tuesday
James Crumbley was briefly brought to the substation, but officials realized he had already gone to the substation for an interview, so they brought him back to the house while the search was happening, according to Stoyek.
Stoyek said James Crumbley was told that police were searching for guns inside the home.
‘In case something happens’
- 9:29 a.m. Tuesday
“Honey, I love you, in case something happens,” James Crumbley said, and then he kissed his wife.
“If anything happens, we do not answer any questions without a lawyer,” James Crumbley said a moment later.
‘Where were the gun?’
- 9:28 a.m. Tuesday
“Where were the guns?” Jennifer Crumbley asked.
“In the gun case,” James Crumbley said.
“Where was that at?” Jennifer Crumbley asked.
“In the dresser,” James Crumbley said.
‘Why are they here?’
- 9:26 a.m. Tuesday
Jennifer Crumbley repeatedly asks, “Why are they here?” and “Why are they in our house?”
James Crumbley, at one point, said, “We’re already dealing with s---, why do they have to do this?”
James Crumbley in police car
- 9:24 a.m. Tuesday
The prosecution played a video from 2:50 p.m. Nov. 30, 2021. It’s in-car police video of James Crumbley.
James Crumbley asked police to take the handcuffs off his wife when they brought her to the back of the same police car. He was not in handcuffs.
Gun, ammunition on bed
- 9:23 a.m. Tuesday
When Stoyek got to the house, James Crumbley was in a patrol video.
Stoyek said he arrived at the house around 2:46 p.m. Nov. 30, 2021.
Gun, ammunition on bed
- 9:23 a.m. Tuesday
Stoyek said there was an open SIG Sauer gun box on the bed next to an empty 9 mm box for ammunition in the master bedroom. He saw them when he cleared the house.
2 bedrooms
- 9:21 a.m. Tuesday
Stoyek walked the jury through a map of the Crumbley household. He pointed out that the shooter had two bedrooms, one labeled as the “north bedroom” and one labeled as the “middle bedroom,” which was between the “north bedroom” and the “master bedroom.”
Stoyek sent to search warrant
- 9:19 a.m. Tuesday
Stoyek has been a police officer for 12 years and a detective for about four years. He’s assigned to the Pontiac substation.
Stoyek was working on the day of the Oxford High School shooting, and he was sent to the Crumbley house for a search warrant.
He said six officers went with him to the home.
Witness: Adam Stoyek
- 9:16 a.m. Tuesday
The prosecution called Detective Adam Stoyek, of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
Stoyek testified on Day 4 of the Jennifer Crumbley trial and went through dozens of photos taken during the search warrant at the Crumbley household.
Court in session
- 9:15 a.m. Tuesday
Judge Matthews arrived and court was called into session.
The jury entered the courtroom.
James Crumbley arrives
- 9:13 a.m. Tuesday
James Crumbley was escorted into the courtroom by two Oakland County deputies. he took his place beside Lehman at the defense table.
Scene in courtroom
- 9:08 a.m. Tuesday
Mariell Lehman, Karen McDonald, and Marc Keast are in place at the front of the courtroom.
James Crumbley has not yet been brought in.
Judge’s timeline suggests prosecution could rest soon
- 9:01 a.m. Tuesday
Could the prosecution rest by the end of proceedings Tuesday? It certainly seems like a possibility based on the timeline the judge offered last week.
On Friday, when the jurors excused before 3 p.m., Judge Cheryl Matthews told them that the trial would wrap up by the end of this week.
It took two days for Jennifer Crumbley to testify, and a day and a half for the jury to deliberate and come back with a guilty verdict. To finish this trial by the end of the week, the prosecution would likely have to rest sometime Wednesday, at the latest.
Who will testify for defense?
- 8:47 a.m. Tuesday
When the prosecution eventually rests, it’s unclear who Mariell Lehman will call to testify in James Crumbley’s defense.
Jennifer Crumbley was the only person to testify in her own defense after prosecutors called 21 witnesses. Defense attorney Shannon Smith had multiple other potential witnesses on her list, but chose not to call them.
We still don’t know for sure whether James Crumbley will testify in this case.
Previous days of trial
- 8:34 a.m. Tuesday
If you want to revisit what happened previously in the trial, here are our update articles:
- Day 3 of trial (March 11).
- Day 2 of trial (March 8).
- Day 1 of trial (March 7).
- Day 2 of jury selection (March 6).
- Day 1 of jury selection (March 5).
Witnesses so far
- 8:24 a.m. Tuesday
Here’s a full list of the witnesses who have been called by the prosecution so far:
- Molly Darnell, an Oxford High School staff member who was shot in the arm during the school shooting.
- Edward Wagrowski, a former member of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office computer crimes unit.
- Robert Koteles, a crime scene supervisor for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
- Cammy Back, who works at the gun store where the SIG Sauer handgun.
- Sgt. Joe Brian, a detective sergeant with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
- Kristy Gibson-Marshall, the assistant principal at Oxford High School.
- Shawn Hopkins, an Oxford High School counselor at the time of the shooting.
- Nicholas Ejak, the dean of students for Oxford High School at the time of the shooting.
- ATF Special Agent Brett Brandon.
All nine of these people also testified against Jennifer Crumbley. So far, there have not been any new witnesses during this case.
The prosecution called 21 witnesses during the Jennifer Crumbley trial, but the judge indicated that they don’t plan to call that many this time around.
What happened on Day 3
- 8:11 a.m. Tuesday
Day 3 of the trial included testimony from three more of the prosecution’s witnesses: Oxford High School officials Shawn Hopkins and Nicholas Ejak, as well as ATF Special Agent Brett Brandon.
All three witnesses testified during Jennifer Crumbley’s trial and offered similar comments on Monday.
Today’s schedule
- 7:58 a.m. Tuesday
Proceedings ended around 4:15 p.m. Monday, and Matthews asked the jury to be ready to resume by 9 a.m. Tuesday.
On Monday -- which was the third day of the trial -- proceedings began just after 9 a.m.
