“The Detroit News reported that despite previously promising to show up if a warrant was put out for their arrest, the couple is not responding to messages from their attorney and can’t be found.”
https://nypost.com/2021/12/03/fugitive-squad-searching-for-ethan-crumbleys-parents/
This is my problem with this - so far it's all based on everyone recharacterizing what someone else said.
So does "previously promising" mean the attorney reached them and they said "yes we're coming in"?
Or did the attorney speak out of their butt when the AG called?
AG: We're going to arrest the parents of your client.
Atty: Ok, I'll call them and tell them to come in.
AG: I reached the attorney and the parents will turn themselves in.
Atty: calls but gets no answer, oops!
Press: After promising to come in, parents gone!
Logistics, logistics, logistics - the basis of critical thinking:
1) The only contact has been between law enforcement and the parent's lawyer.
2) The lawyer says they have been unable to reach the parents.
Those are the only two things I could call "facts" here.
So if the lawyer can't reach the parents, how did she let them know to come in? If the lawyer did reach them at first, then I'd expect to see an explicit statement in that regard.
Not seeing that makes me think there is still a good chance that this is just a communication screw up and we just don't have enough info yet to conclude either way as to whether or not they are running.