In rare case, Georgia father jailed after his son was accused of a school shooting is granted bond

[Emile]

ATLANTA (AP) — In a rare case of a parent being charged after a school shooting, a judge on Tuesday granted a $500,000 bond for the father of a 14-year-old boy accused of a deadly attack at a north Georgia high school.

Colin Gray has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts, including two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Sept. 4 mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder.

Gray, 54, and his son, Colt Gray, were both indicted in the shooting that killed two students and two teachers and injured several others. Both have pleaded innocent to the charges they face.

Colin Gray had given his son the assault-style weapon as a Christmas gift (snip)

Read more at: https://apnews.com/article/georgia-apalachee-high-school-shooting-44de82144de78e1215f5a57d442bc45e

[Judi Lynn]

1. Little Colt Gray got an assault-style weapon for Christmas. Isn't that sweet?

Unbearable information from the original article posted by Emile:

Colin Gray had given his son the assault-style weapon as a Christmas gift and was aware that the child’s mental health had deteriorated in the weeks before the shooting, investigators testified at an earlier hearing. The father also was aware that his son was obsessed with school shooters and even had a shrine above his home computer for the gunman in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school massacre, Florida, prosecutors say.

"This combo of booking images provided by the Barrow County, Ga., Sheriff's Office shows Colin Gray, left, and his son Colt Gray, who have been charged in relation to the Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, shootings at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga. (Barrow County Sheriff's Office via AP)"

Father/son images taken from another article:
https://wset.com/news/nation-world/father-of-accused-georgia-apalachee-high-school-colt-colin-gray-shooter-granted-bond-second-degree-murder-involuntary-manslaughter-assault-style-rifle

[marble falls]

2. Giving a child an assault weapon shows depraved indifference to the possibilities of a shooting.