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Colin Gray

Post-verdict case file for Colin Gray in the Apalachee High School shooting prosecution.

Convicted
last updated 10 September 2026 · 6 sources
Confirmed facts
9
Open questions
5
Sentence
15 years
Latest filing
7 Aug 2026
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Case file Colin Gray, reference D C zero one three nine. According to AP via ABC News, on September fourth, twenty twenty-four, at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, were killed; another teacher and eight students were wounded. ABC News, citing the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, reported that on September fifth, twenty twenty-four, Colin Gray, then fifty-four, was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree murder, and cruelty to children counts. Those charges were allegations at the time. ABC News, citing GBI, reported that GBI Director Chris Hosey said Gray was arrested for allegedly knowingly allowing his son, Colt Gray, to possess a weapon. The Associated Press reported that on March third, twenty twenty-six, a Barrow County jury convicted Colin Gray of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct, and cruelty to children counts. AP reported Judge Nicholas Primm sentenced him to fifteen years in prison on July thirtieth. AP reported Gray’s attorneys requested a new trial on August fifth. Open questions include whether the trial court has ruled on that request, whether a hearing date has been set, what timetable would apply if it is denied, and whether a related federal threat complaint has affected scheduling or security. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one three nine at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed9 entries
4 September 2024
At Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, and students Mason Schermerhorn, 14, and Christian Angulo, 14, were killed; another teacher and eight students were wounded.
AP via ABC News
5 September 2024
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that Colin Gray, then 54, was arrested and charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children; those charges were allegations at the time.
ABC News, citing GBI
5 September 2024
GBI Director Chris Hosey said Colin Gray was arrested for allegedly knowingly allowing his son, Colt Gray, to possess a weapon.
ABC News, citing GBI
3 March 2026
A Barrow County jury convicted Colin Gray of second-degree murder in the deaths of Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, involuntary manslaughter in the killings of Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie, and multiple counts of reckless conduct and cruelty to children.
AP
28 July 2026
Colt Gray was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to murder and other charges in the Apalachee High School shooting case.
AP
30 July 2026
Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm sentenced Colin Gray to 15 years in prison.
AP
30 July 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia said Brandon Dontrail Scroggins allegedly made threatening calls to the Barrow County District Attorney's Office and Judge Nicholas Primm's chambers on the day Judge Primm presided over Colin Gray's sentencing hearing; the allegations are contained in a complaint and remain unproven.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia · added 10 Sep 2026
5 August 2026
Colin Gray's attorneys filed a request for a new trial, arguing that the jury's verdict was not supported by the evidence and was contrary to law and the principles of justice and equity.
AP
7 August 2026
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia said Brandon Dontrail Scroggins, 39, of Abilene, Texas, was charged in a federal criminal complaint with transmitting interstate communications containing threats to injure another person; the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia · added 10 Sep 2026
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Has the trial court ruled on Colin Gray's 5 August 2026 request for a new trial?unconfirmed in trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
Has any hearing date been set for the new-trial request?unconfirmed in trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
What post-conviction or appellate timetable will apply if the new-trial request is denied?unconfirmed in trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
Has the trial court ruled on Colin Gray's 5 August 2026 request for a new trial?still unconfirmed in trusted sources reviewed after 12 August 2026 · unconfirmed
Has the related federal threat complaint affected any scheduling or security procedures in Colin Gray's post-conviction case?unconfirmed in trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
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