The Apalachee High School shooter and his father appeared separately in court for their arraignment on Friday.
Colt Gray,14, appeared in Georgia’s Barrow County Superior Court where he has been charged as an adult with four counts of felony murder in connection to the Apalachee High School mass shooting.
Judge Currie Mingledorff II explained to the teen that although the death penalty was a possible maximum penalty in the case, he would not face it if convicted because he is a juvenile.
Gray did not enter a plea and his attorneys did not request a bond.
“There was a development yesterday afternoon that makes it necessary for our office to have alternate counsel appointed, and arrangements have already been made in that regard,” an attorney told the judge.
“I’ve already explained that to Mr. Gray. Alternate counsel will be appointed by the end of the day today.”
Not long after Colt Gray’s hearing, his father Colin Gray appeared in court.
The elder Gray was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and eight counts of cruelty to children.
The GBI alleged Gray knowingly allowed his son to possess the firearm used in the rampage, offering it to his troubled son as a Christmas present months earlier.
“For the felony murder counts…the maximum penalty for each count is up to 30 years imprisonment,” Judge Mingledorff said.
“For felony involuntary manslaughter…the maximum penalty for each of those offenses is ten years imprisonment.”
“For the eight felony cruelty to children counts, the maximum penalty under the law for each of those eight counts is 10 years imprisonment for a maximum total, possible penalty for the charges that you currently are facing, of 180 years imprisonment.”
The judge set Dec. 4 for both father and son’s preliminary hearings.
