Apalachee shooting suspect’s father pleads not guilty
WINDER, Ga. - Colin Gray, the father of the teen suspect in September’s deadly Apalachee High School shooting, pleaded not guilty and waived his court arraignment on Thursday.
Gray’s lawyers said they intend to file several motions in the next few days.
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Gray faces 29 counts, including second-degree murder, second-degree cruelty to children, involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct.
Gray was not in court, but his lawyers told the judge during a brief hearing that their client pleads not guilty and waived formal arraignment. It’s common in Georgia for defendants to enter a plea and waive arraignment.
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Gray and his son, Colt Gray, were both indicted in the Sept. 4 shooting that killed two students and two teachers and injured others. Colt Gray is charged as an adult and was indicted on 55 counts, including murder and 25 counts of aggravated assault at the high school.
His father was indicted on 29 counts, including two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Both also face multiple counts of cruelty to children.
Colt Gray entered a not guilty plea last month and also waived arraignment.
Colt Gray is being held in a juvenile detention center in Gainesville, while Colin Gray, 54, is being held in the Barrow County jail. Neither has sought to be released on bail.
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Colin Gray is accused of giving his son the AR-style rifle allegedly used during the shooting and furnishing his son with other gun accessories, such as a tactical vest, laser sight and mask.
Colt faces 55 counts, including charges of felony murder, malice murder and aggravated assault.
Colin Gray is facing the harshest charges ever brought against a parent of a juvenile charged in a school shooting.
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