Father of Apalachee school shooting suspect getting an 'incalculable number of threats' in jail, lawyers say
Attorneys for the man whose son is accused of opening fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, argue in a new court filing that he needs to be separated from other inmates for his own safety.
Court records obtained from Barrow County Superior Court show Colin Gray’s privately hired legal team acknowledging on Wednesday that “nearly every resident” of the community has been affected by the shooting that left four people dead and at least nine others injured.
However, attorneys Jimmy Berry and Brian Hobbs say continued coverage of the case, including on social media, has led to an “incalculable number of threats” against Gray and that it would be reckless to assume that no inmates — now or in the future — would want to harm him.
“As a result of all of the above,” they write, “the defendant would move this court to order the sheriff of Barrow County to keep the defendant separate from all other inmates in order to ensure his personal safety.”
The 54-year-old man is being held at the Barrow County Detention Center on multiple charges, including four counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of murder in the second degree, for allegedly allowing his son to have the gun used in the shooting, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
“The defendant, who has been charged, remains cloaked in the presumption of innocence,” Gray’s attorneys state.
Gray, who was still being represented by a public defender during his first court appearance on Friday, Sept. 6, has not sought bail.
It’s unclear how soon a judge would issue a ruling.
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