Georgia school shooting: Colt Gray appeared in court as more charges planned against suspect, DA says
Apalachee High School shooting suspect and his father Colin Gray both appeared in a Georgia courthouse this morning
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Georgia school mass shooting suspect Colt Gray and his father Colin Gray faced a judge Friday at the Barrow County Courthouse in Georgia for their arraignment.
Judge Currie Mingledorff II told the Apalachee High School shooting suspect that he could face life in prison if convicted on any of the four felony murder counts held against him. The 14-year-old is being tried as an adult, however, the judge ruled out the possibility of a death sentence due to being younger than 18.
Colin Gray, 54, who faced Judge Mingledorff in the same courtroom about 45 minutes after his son, was told he could be sentenced up to 180 years in prison. The dad faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Colt Gray is accused of opening fire on staff and students at Apalachee High School in Winder with an AR-style rifle, resulting in the deaths of two 14-year-old pupils and two teachers on Wednesday.
His father allegedly bought the semi-automatic weapon for his son as a Christmas present.
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Georgia school shooting suspect appears in court charged with four counts of murder
Watch live from outside court where suspected Georgia school shooter, Colt Gray, 14, is set to be arraigned before a Barrow County Superior Court judge on Friday 6 September.
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Georgia school mass shooting suspect Colt Gray has arrived at the Barrow County Courthouse in Georgia for his arraignment.
Gray, 14, is sat facing Judge Currie Mingledorff II after being accused of opening fire on staff and students at Apalachee High School in Winder with an AR-style rifle, resulting in the deaths of two 14-year-old pupils and two teachers.
The boy has been charged with four felony counts of murder and is set to be tried as an adult.
Gray could face life in jail, judge says
Judge Currie Mingledorff II told Apalachee High School shooting suspect that he could face life in prison if he is convicted on any of the four felony murder counts held against him.
The 14-year-old arrived at the Barrow County Courthouse in Georgia at 830am ET for his arraignment.
Colin Gray, dad of Georgia school shooting suspect, expected in court imminently
Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray is expected to face a judge for his arraignment at 9.30am ET this morning.
The dad faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
He will face a Barrow County Courthouse judge precisely an hour after his son, according to Barrow County District Court Administrator TJ BeMent.
Colin Gray enters courtroom; judge reads out charges
Judge Currie Mingledorff II read out charges for the father of the suspect Georgia school shooter, Colin Gray.
He faces two counts of felony second-degree murder, four counts of felony involuntary manslaughter, eight counts of felony second-degree cruelty to children.
Colin Gray could receive maximum of 180 years in prison
Judge Currie Mingledorff II read out the maximum sentencing for each of the charges filed against Colin Gray, father of the suspected Georgia school shooter, Colt Gray.
He faces up to 30 years in prison for each of the two counts of felony murder in second degree, 10 years in jail for each of the four counts of felony involuntary manslaughter, and 10 years years for each of the eight counts of felony cruelty to children in the second degree.
A maximum total possible penalty is 180 years imprisonment, the judge said.
Colin Gray rocking back in forth after judge announces possible 180 years imprisonment as hearing ends
Judge rules out possible death sentence for school shooting suspect
Judge Currie Mingledorff II has ruled out the possibility of Colt Gray receiving a death sentence, citing he’s not eligible because he’s under the age of 18.
The judge instead said that the 14-year-old could face a maximum life sentence in prison without if he is convicted of any of the four felony murder counts held against him.
In pictures: Moment Colt Gray and dad Colin learn maximum possible sentences
FBI audio reveals Colt Gray’s dad was ‘p***** off with son’ over alleged 2023 threat of ‘shooting up’ school
The father of Georgia school shooting suspect Colt Gray said that high-caliber weapons were “accessible” to the teen a year before he was accused of opening fire inside Apalachee High School, newly-released audio reveals.
Last year, Georgia authorities visited the Jefferson home of Colin Gray, 54, and his 14-year-old son, the alleged gunman who police say killed four people in Winder on Wednesday.
The mass shooting followed the FBI receiving a tip about alarming online messages with threats to possibly “shoot up a middle school” in a group chat on the app Discord. The chat also contained photographs of guns, the bureau’s Atlanta office said in a statement.
James Liddell has the full details.
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