Mom of Georgia shooting suspect charged with tying up, abusing mother: report
The mother of the 14-year-old accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school was recently indicted for charges unrelated to the shootings at Apalachee High School.
Colt Gray was and will be tried as an adult after shooting two students and two teachers with an assault-style rifle at the high school in Winder.
Marcee Ann Gray, 43, was charged Monday with exploiting an elderly person during a domestic incident in 2023 in Ben Hill County, according to .
Gray's 74-year-old mother, according to the Atlanta newspaper, told authorities on Nov. 4 that her daughter had taken her phone, taped her to a chair and left her alone for nearly a day.
Documents obtained by The National Desk corroborate the charges stating a woman was thrown against a wall and placed in a chair with her hands and feet taped together preventing her from leaving the residence and her Apple iPhone was taken.
A bond order dated December 26, 2023, said she was to have no contact with the victim and was charged with aggravated battery upon a person 65 years and older, theft by taking, false imprisonment and criminal trespass.
Gray previously said she the morning of the shootings to warn staff of an "extreme emergency" involving her son.
In a letter provided to , Gray also insisted her son "is not a monster" and said she would take the place of the victims "without a second thought."
"To the parents and families of those affected by the tragic events at Apalachee High School, I want to say that I am so sorry from the bottom of my heart," one week after the deadly shooting.
"We are all in a living nightmare right now, and I will personally never forgive myself for what has happened," she continued. "My son Colt is not a monster. He is my oldest baby. He is quiet, thoughtful, caring, funny, and extremely intelligent. Please pray for him and the rest of our family, as I am praying for all of you every moment of every day."
Colt's father, Colin Gray, was and charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children. He faces up to 180 years in prison.
The (GBI) confirmed that Colin "knowingly allowed" his son to possess a gun that was used in the shooting.
