Colt Gray, the teen accused of shooting and killing four people and injuring nine others at Apalachee High School in Barrow County in 2024, has a new attorney and is requesting a continuance ahead of a scheduled status hearing for his criminal trial.
Gray is facing dozens of charges, including felony murder, cruelty to children and aggravated assault for the September 4, 2024, attack. Piedmont Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm had ordered all parties to appear in Barrow County Court on October 22 for a status hearing on the case.
However, Gray’s defense filed on Friday, October 17, to ask for a continuance ahead of that hearing.
“(Gray) is currently undergoing an evaluation that has not been completed,” the request said. “The date currently scheduled for the hearing does not allow for the completion of the required evaluation, which is essential for zealous advocacy. (Gray) would also like additional time for his current attorney to review the evidence in his case.”
No further details on the nature of that evaluation are available in public court documents. The statement that Gray wants more time for his attorney to review evidence comes two days after attorney Aisha Broderick from the Georgia Public Defender Council motioned to enter the case on behalf of Gray.
Gray had previously substituted counsel in July, when Georgia Public Defender Latoya Williams took over Gray’s defense from his previous attorney, Alfonso Kraft.
Judge Primm has not filed a decision on Gray’s request as of Saturday, October 18. Gray’s father, Colin Gray, is also awaiting a criminal trial currently scheduled to begin in February, 2026, as he faces dozens of charges related to allegedly allowing Colt access to the gun used in the shooting.
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