“Time TV”
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Colin Grey, the daddy of {the teenager} accused of killing 4 folks at a Georgia highschool, knew of his son’s deteriorating psychological state and his fascination with campus shootings, investigators testified Wednesday throughout a listening to that elicited troubllng new particulars of what led as much as the rampage.

Chilling particulars had been revealed at a preliminary listening to for Colin Grey about what was discovered within the Grey house on September 4 – the day of the Apalachee Excessive Faculty taking pictures – together with a pocket book containing drawings by Colt Grey depicting stick figures with wounds. “Shoot the trainer first” was written subsequent to the pictures.

Prosecutors referred to as investigators to the stand in a Barrow County courtroom to buttress their rivalry the daddy purchased his son the weapon used within the taking pictures as a Christmas reward and continued to purchase equipment, a tactical vest and ammunition regardless of realizing his unstable son was coping with anger and nervousness.

Investigators painted an image of a house the place clues pointing to potential violence had been neglected or not sufficiently addressed. Georgia Bureau of Investigation particular agent Kelsey Ward stated Colt made a shrine to high school shootings, together with at the very least one photograph of the Parkland, Florida, shooter.

And a word discovered within the gaming room stated, “Forgive me. It’s out of my management. See you.”

Finally, a Justice of the Peace choose dominated there may be sufficient possible trigger for Colin Grey, who was shackled and sporting an orange and white jail jumpsuit, to face trial for the costs in opposition to him: 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree homicide and eight counts of cruelty to kids.

The case marks simply the second time in America a dad or mum has been charged in reference to a mass taking pictures by a minor, former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin stated.

“Time TV” has reached out to Colin Grey’s attorneys for remark. They referred to as no witnesses within the listening to, however did query the investigators about statements indicating Colin Grey did file a faculty type asking for assist for Colt.

Colt Grey, 14, in the meantime, might be tried as an grownup, authorities have stated. He faces 4 counts of felony homicide. He instructed investigators “I did it” whereas being questioned, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith beforehand instructed “Time TV”.

Ward testified Colt Grey detailed in notebooks his plans for what he meant to do at Apalachee Excessive Faculty.

Throughout an interview after the taking pictures, which left 9 injured, Colin Grey described intimately about time spent making an attempt to get his son concerned in a pastime he loved: looking and taking pictures.

Drawings in notebooks discovered within the house detailed how Colt Grey would perform a taking pictures utilizing stick figures that may finish in his loss of life by suicide, investigators testified.

The teenager left letters in his gaming room in “plain sight” telling his dad and mom it’s not their fault and asking for his or her forgiveness, Ward testified. Colt Grey described himself within the notebooks as being “depressed,” “delirious” and “desirous to die.”

Of the shrine, Ward stated newspaper clippings of mourning college students and Parkland faculty shooter Nikolas Cruz had been mounted with thumbtacks on a wall. When Colin Grey requested his son who that was, Colt Grey defined and the subject was “dropped” after that.

Ward testified throughout an interview with Colt Grey’s mom, Marcee Grey, she stated her son made joking feedback about faculty shootings and had requested his father to purchase a shooter masks as a result of he needed to “end up” his “faculty shooter outfit.”

Marcee Grey stated her son’s fascination with weapons had gotten “very unhealthy,” Ward testified.

Investigators testified Colin Grey was in contact with faculty workers within the weeks earlier than the taking pictures about his son’s want for counseling and despatched in a type, however didn’t observe up and guarantee his son made appointments. A faculty counselor stated Colin Grey indicated he might not be capable of afford the care.

Colin Grey had stuffed out and submitted a type for varsity counseling after a campus official expressed concern, however Colt Grey didn’t present as much as faculty on these days for counseling main as much as the taking pictures, Ward stated.

Moreover, Colin Grey didn’t observe up with counseling companies supplied by an outdoor group. When requested about it, Colin Grey stated it was a matter of getting his insurance coverage sorted, Ward stated.

The Grays meant to take Colt Grey to counseling companies in Athens, Georgia, however an argument the day earlier than between his dad and mom led to these plans falling aside, Ward stated.

On the day of the taking pictures, Colin and Marcee Grey acquired regarding textual content messages from Colt despatched simply minutes earlier than the primary photographs had been fired. Colt allegedly texted his father it was not his fault and “I’m sorry” to his mom.

And whereas Marcee Grey referred to as Apalachee pleading for workers to seek out her son, Colin Grey didn’t name.

Colin Grey acquired texts from his youthful daughter saying her center faculty was on lockdown. After changing into involved, Colin Grey went house early from work, turned on the TV and noticed the taking pictures had taken place at his son’s faculty.

When Barrow County sheriff’s deputies confirmed up at his door that day, Colin Grey stated in a “not very shocked matter” he had acquired a textual content from his daughter and stated out loud to the deputies, “God almighty, please inform me that your brother didn’t do one thing,” Ward testified.

Colin Grey didn’t seem remorseful after the deputies confirmed up, Ward testified.

Throughout a separate interview, Colin Grey instructed Ward Colt had the rifle in his room, propped up in opposition to a guitar within the nook, for per week main as much as the taking pictures, it was now not there when he had returned house from work.