Ethan Crumbley, the 16-year-old accused of gunning down four classmates in a Michigan suburb last year, pleaded guilty to all charges against him on Monday.
On November 30, 2021, he was charged as an adult with the murders as well as wounding six other students and a teacher at Oxford High School.
The news comes after prosecutors in Oakland County announced last week that he was expected to plead guilty to 24 charges, including terrorism, and that the victims had been notified.
Crumbley appeared in court wearing an orange prison uniform and a face mask, his hair long. He kept his head down for the majority of the hearing.
Crumbley stated during the hearing that the gun used in the shooting was purchased by his father. He stated that he asked his father to purchase the firearm and gave him his own money to do so. He also claimed that the gun was not locked.
A judge in Oakland County accepted the plea and scheduled the next hearing for February 2023. A sentencing hearing will take place after that.
He was charged with one count of terrorism resulting in death, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of assault with intent to murder, and 12 counts of possessing a firearm in the commission of a felony.
His attorneys had previously filed an insanity plea, but they dropped it in order to proceed with the guilty plea.
The killings at Oxford High School drew national attention, but so did the prosecution of the Crumbleys’ parents, James Crumbley and Jennifer Crumbley.
They were charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and will go on trial in January. His parents are accused of ignoring warning signs, which resulted in the lethal rampage.
