{"id":2358524,"date":"2024-10-23T17:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T21:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-high-school-shooting-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T17:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T21:42:48","slug":"georgia-high-school-shooting-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-high-school-shooting-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia high school shooting suspect pleads not guilty &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-high-school-shooting-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2358524&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Colt Gray, a 14-year-old suspect in the Apalachee High School shooting that resulted in the deaths of \u2064two students and two teachers in Winder, Georgia, has pleaded not guilty and waived his \u200cright \u200bto an arraignment \u2064hearing. He was arrested\u2062 on September 4 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/1-dead-several-injured-after-car-strikes-crowd-in-texas\/\" title=\"1 dead, several injured after car strikes crowd in Texas\">faces multiple charges<\/a>, including four counts of felony murder and numerous other charges \u200crelated to assault and child cruelty. Following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texans-deshaun-watson-avoids-indictment-after-grand-jury-reviews-multiple-sex-assault-claims\/\" title=\"Texans\u2019 Deshaun Watson Avoids Indictment After Grand Jury Reviews Multiple Sex Assault Claims\">grand jury&#8217;<\/a>s indictment, he is also \u2062accused of malice murder, indicating premeditation. Gray&#8217;s legal representative has stated that he demands a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-skeptical-as-prosecutors-claim-trump-georgia-trial-could-take-four-months\/\" title=\"Judge doubts prosecutors&#039; claim that Trump&#039;s Georgia trial will last four months.\">jury\u2062 trial<\/a>. His father, Colin Gray,\u2063 has also been arrested in connection to the incident, which left\u2064 several others injured during the shooting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Georgia high school shooting suspect pleads not guilty and demands jury trial<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1843490\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Colt Gray, the 14-year-old charged in the deadly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3144051\/everything-to-know-about-the-georgia-school-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Apalachee High School shooting<\/a> last month, pleaded not guilty and waived his right to an arraignment hearing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Gray was arrested and charged last month with four counts of felony murder for allegedly shooting and killing two students and two teachers on Sept. 4 in Winder, Georgia. Last Thursday, a Barrow County grand jury indicted Gray on dozens of charges, including 18 counts of cruelty to children in the first degree and 25 counts of aggravated assault.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">school bus delivers children<\/a> to Apalachee High School as a memorial is seen, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Winder, Georgia. (AP Photo\/Mike Stewart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He is now accused of malice murder, which requires forethought, as well as felony murder. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors sought charges for everyone who was shot at, including the nine people who were injured in the shooting, more than a dozen others fired upon but uninjured, and the four people who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3142865\/apalachee-high-school-shooting-georgia-police-confirm-four-dead-suspect-in-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>were killed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gray had an arraignment hearing scheduled for next month but waived it and entered his written plea of not guilty. Upon delivering the plea, Gray&rsquo;s legal representative, Alfonso Kraft Jr., said his client &ldquo;demands a jury trial.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colin Gray, 54, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, 14, enters the Barrow County courthouse for his first appearance, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Georgia. (AP Photo\/Brynn Anderson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Colin Gray, Colt Gray&rsquo;s father, was also arrested last month on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges. He was indicted by the Barrow County grand jury on 29 counts, including 20 counts of cruelty to children in the second degree.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Gray was also charged with four counts of reckless conduct as prosecutors have accused the father of allowing his son to have access to the AR-style rifle used in the shooting despite knowing his son was a &ldquo;threat&rdquo; to himself and others. The elder Gray gave the gun to his son as a Christmas gift.<\/p>\n<p>Colin Gray has yet to offer a plea, but he is scheduled for a Nov. 21 arraignment hearing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colt Gray&rsquo;s plea comes more than a month after he allegedly brought the rifle in his backpack to Apalachee High School and opened fire on students and staff after leaving his second-period algebra class. Gray was detained at the scene and is being held at a Gainesville, Georgia, juvenile facility despite officials revealing they plan to prosecute him as an adult. If he is convicted, he faces life in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The elder Gray faces up to 180 years in prison if he is convicted. He is the first parent of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-school-shooter-in-texas-released-from-jail-on-bond-day-after-shooting-multiple-people\/\" title=\"Alleged School Shooter In Texas Released From Jail On Bond Day After Shooting Multiple People\">alleged school shooter<\/a> to be charged with murder. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1843490\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1843490\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia high school shooting suspect Colt Gray, 14, pleads not guilty and requests a jury trial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3427,"featured_media":2358525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24268458233604.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4977,43567,4230],"class_list":["post-2358524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-georgia","tag-high-school-shooting","tag-suspect"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP24268458233604.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2358524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2358524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2358525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2358524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2358524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2358524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}