In a landmark verdict, a Michigan jury on Thursday (March 14) convicted a father for manslaughter over the crimes of his child. James Crumbley, the father of a teenager who in 2021 killed four of his classmates in a mass shooting, has been found guilty after his wife Jennifer Crumbley was found culpable in a similar trial in February.

Michigan school shooter's father held accountable for son's crime, convicted on manslaughter charges

In the United States, a jury has, for the first time, found a parent guilty of failing to stop their child from committing a crime. 45-year-old Jennifer Crumbley has become the first US parent to be convicted of manslaughter over a mass shooting carried out by her son Ethan in November 2021.

Who is Jennifer Crumbley? First US parent to be convicted of manslaughter for her child's mass shooting crime

The mother of the teenage boy behind the November 2021 school gun massacre has sought to blame her husband for failing to lock up the guns. Michigan-resident Jennifer Crumbley, who is on trial on manslaughter charges for failing to stop her son from killing four and injuring others, on Thursday (Feb 1st) claimed that her spouse was responsible for safekeeping of the arms.

Blame game: Michigan school shooter's mother says husband was responsible for storing gun