James Crumbley Wanted To 'Ruin' Prosecutor, Said She's 'Done': Reports

PONTIAC, MI — The convicted father of the Oxford High School shooter said that he wanted to ruin Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald's life, according to the Detroit Free Press, citing unnamed sources.

James Crumbley made the threatening statements, including saying things like McDonald was going to hell soon, she better be scared and she was done in a series of jailhouse phone calls with his sister in 2022 and 2023, according to the report.

News of the threatening statements first came emerged during James' trial when the Oakland County Sheriff's Office confirmed they were limiting his jail communications due to threatening statements. Prosecutors and defense lawyers then agreed to restrict James' jail communications.

McDonald told NBC News after the trial that James made a lot of threats, but she didn't want to bring any attention to it.

"I just don’t think it’s important to talk about," McDonald told the outlet.

James Crumbley was not charged in connection with the reported threats.

James Crumbley was convicted last Thursday of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deadly Oxford school shooting that was carried out by his son Ethan Crumbley. His wife, Jennifer Crumbley, was also convicted on the same charges in February.

They are the first set of parents ever charged in connection with a school shooting.

Ethan Crumbley, who is now 17, was sentenced to life without parole last December after he admitted to the shooting. Both Jennifer and James Crumbley are scheduled to be sentenced April 9.

The four students killed in the Nov. 30, 2021 shooting were 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana, 16-year-old Tate Myre, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin and 17-year-old Justin Shilling.

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