Overview
- Fifteen jurors were approved after selection in Hall County, and Judge Nicholas Primm told them they will not be sequestered and must avoid news and social media.
- The court restricted media recording of autopsy photos, certain crime‑scene images, and juvenile witnesses’ faces, with a ruling pending after in‑camera review on school surveillance video.
- Colin Gray faces 29 counts including second‑degree murder, as prosecutors say he bought the rifle used in the Sept. 4, 2024 shooting and gave it to his son as a 2023 Christmas gift.
- Prosecutors’ theory relies on Georgia’s statute that permits second‑degree murder when deaths occur during second‑degree child cruelty based on criminal negligence, a strategy legal experts say could influence future parental prosecutions.
- Colt Gray remains separately charged on 55 counts with no trial date set, as a mental evaluation continues and a status hearing is scheduled for mid‑March.