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1 Parents Of Michigan School Shooter Sentenced To 10 To 15 Years
The parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley were sentenced yesterday. Jennifer and James Crumbley were found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in separate trials and were sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison yesterday for those convictions. Before Judge Cheryl Matthews pronounced sentence on the two, James addressed the court and the families of the victims, saying he was sorry for their pain, and then addressing Judge Matthews to ask to be sentenced in a “fair and just way,” asking for time served. “You know that what my son did, I was not aware of,” he said in his statement. While handing down the sentence, Matthews echoed what many victims' family members said during their impact statements. "These convictions confirm repeated acts, or lack of acts, that could have halted an oncoming runaway train -- about repeatedly ignoring things that would make a reasonable person feel the hair on the back of their neck." When announcing the sentencing, Judge Matthews said that it was intended to be “a deterrent.” The time already served by the couple, which is around 28 months, will be deducted from their sentences. Michigan sentencing guidelines required a maximum sentence of seven years, but prosecutors petitioned for higher sentences. Ethan, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty to 24 charges that included first-degree premeditated murder and terrorism causing death and was sentenced to life in prison.
2 Arizona Supreme Court Rules That Near-Total Abortion Ban From 1864 Is Enforceable
The state of Arizona became the latest battleground in the US over abortion yesterday. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled yesterday that an 1864 law in the state that made abortion a felony punishable by two to five years in prison should be allowed to stand. The law, which was put into effect a half-century before Arizona became a state, was never repealed, and an appellate court ruled last year that it could remain on the books if it were “harmonized” with a 2022 law that put a 15-week ban on abortion into place. The matter isn’t completely settled in Arizona, though. The state Supreme Court put their ruling on hold for 14 days so a lower court could consider “additional constitutional challenges” that haven’t been settled yet. Moments after the ruling, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said, “Let me be completely clear, as long as I am Attorney General, no woman or doctor will be prosecuted under this draconian law in this state.” Other democrats blasted the decision, including President Joe Biden, who called the ban “cruel” in a statement and that it was “a result of the extreme agenda of Republican elected officials.”
3 Norfolk Southern Agrees To Pay $600-Million Settlement In East Palestine Derailment
An agreement was reached yesterday related to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio in February 2024. Norfolk Southern has now agreed to pay a $600-million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit from residents of the area who were affected by the accident. The money will be split up, including $104-million going to community assistance and $21-million in direct payments to residents. The agreement will still have to be approved by a judge before going into effect.