Judge rules on venue change for trial of suspected Apalachee High School shooter’s father

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Jury selection for the trial for the father of the suspected Apalachee High School shooter will be conducted in Hall County and will also use Hall County jurors.

On Monday, Nicholas Primm, chief judge of the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, said the actual trial of Colin Gray - whose son, Colt Gray, allegedly killed four people in last year’s deadly Apalachee High School shooting - will be held in Barrow County, where the shooting took place.

Last month, Primm agreed with prosecutors and defense attorneys Colin Gray would not face a jury of Barrow County residents. However, the two sides disagreed on where the trial should take place.

Barrow County and Hall County are about 27 miles apart.

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Colin Gray’s trial is set to begin Sept. 8, 2025.

Colin Gray’s attorney, Brian Hobbs, argued for a county that isn’t close to Barrow, where he argued people have seen less media coverage.

“We have asked the court to look at a number of counties that are far enough away that the media is not going to be an impact,” Hobbs said during last month’s change of venue hearing. “[Counties] where people have not already made up their mind, where people haven’t gone to rallies.”

But prosecutors argued everyone in Georgia has seen coverage of the case, and a venue closer to Barrow County would cut down on transportation and other associated court costs.

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“Wherever you go, these reports are there,” District Attorney Brad Smith said. “The same news is being shown on the same television channels anywhere you go in Georgia. So if publicity is the thing you’re trying to get away from, you’re not going to solve that going to any other county in Georgia.”

Primm has said he expects Colin Gray’s trial to last about three weeks.

Colin Gray faces two counts of second-degree murder, 19 counts of second-degree cruelty to children, two counts of involuntary manslaughter and four counts of reckless conduct. He has pleaded not guilty.

Law enforcement said Colin gave his son access to the AR-style rifle used in the shooting.

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