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A Barrow County, Georgia, judge ruled Thursday that Colin Gray, who has been charged with 29 crimes related to his son Colt’s alleged mass shooting at Apalachee High School last year, will face a jury from a different county.
During the afternoon hearing, attorneys for the state and for Gray agreed the trial should be moved, but for different reasons, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
The defense said the trial needed to be moved to protect the integrity of the trial.
The Barrow County Courthouse Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (Ben Hendren for Fox News Digital)
“I’ll have to figure out if we’re going to export the trial or import jurors,” he said.
Gray’s charges include second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct.
Colt Gray, then 14, allegedly opened fire inside Apalachee High School Sept. 4, killing four and wounding nine. Of the four victims who were killed, two were teachers and two were students.
Gray is accused of using a semi-automatic rifle given to him by his father.
Colt Gray was arrested on four counts of alleged malice murder, four counts of felony murder, plus aggravated assault and cruelty to children in Barrow County, Ga., Sept. 5, 2024. (Barrow County Sheriff’s Office)
The younger Gray was charged with 55 criminal offenses, including four counts of felony murder in the shooting.
The accused killer was on law enforcement’s radar as early as 2023.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office had visited the Gray household multiple times and had flagged Gray as a person of interest leading up to the shooting after a May 2023 report of an online threat to shoot up a middle school that he attended.
Police investigated that threat and spoke with both Colin and Colt at their home May 21, 2023.
Colin Gray told authorities weapons were accessible in his home but were not loaded. (Jackson County Sheriff’s Office)
He was also on the FBI’s radar in 2023 when the bureau received anonymous tips regarding the online threat.
The father and son were indicted Oct. 17. Both have pleaded not guilty.
Fox News Digital reached out to Berry and Smith.
Fox News’ Stepheny Price contributed to this report.
