Jennifer Crumbley attends a motion as she is looking for a new trial in her case in front of Oakland County Judge Cheryl Matthews a the Oakland County Court House in Pontiac on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.

On Thursday, Jan. 30, Matthews ruled that the information about the public relations firms couldn’t be argued in court on Friday, Jan. 31, but she would hear arguments about the proffer agreements.

Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Matthews said during the sentencing that the judgment was not reflective of poor parenting, but that the pair ignored warning signs a “reasonable person” would not have.

Oakland County Judge Cheryl Matthews reads James and Jennifer Crumbley their sentences for their role in the 2021 Oxford School shooting on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Judge Cheryl Matthews listens to defense attorney Shannon Smith and her client Jennifer Crumbley, April 9, 2024, in Pontiac, Mich.

Cheryl Ann Matthews Jul. 11, 1965 Feb. 5, 2014 Resident of Bay Point She leaves to cherish her memory: Companion, Dwight Lewis; six children, Allen Willis, ...

In her eight-page order issued Tuesday, Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews wrote that she "clearly does not have jurisdiction" to decide whether McDonald should be disqualified from the ...