"Jury hears threats and frantic calls in James Crumbley trial"

During the first day of James Crumbley's trial for his involvement in the 2021 school shooting carried out by his son, it was revealed that he made threatening statements on a jailhouse telephone and in electronic messages. The prosecution portrayed Crumbley as a neglectful father who bought a gun for his troubled son and failed to secure it, while the defense argued that he was not aware of his son's intentions. Testimony included accounts from a teacher who was shot, the 911 call made by Crumbley, and text messages sent by the shooter.