GBI Arrests Father of Georgia School Shooting for ‘Knowingly Allowing His Son, Colt to Possess a Weapon’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Listen in ░░░░░░░░ wanted to come back ░░░░░░░░ update you on the ░░░░░░░░ of the case this ░░░░░░░░ appreciate you being here ░░░░░░░░ coordination with the district ░░░░░░░░ with district attorney Brad ░░░░░░░░ the gbi has arrested ░░░░░░░░ gray age 54 in ░░░░░░░░ to the shooting here ░░░░░░░░ apalachee high school carlin ░░░░░░░░ coat grazed Father that ░░░░░░░░ arrested yesterday he is ░░░░░░░░ with the following four ░░░░░░░░ of involuntary manslaughter two ░░░░░░░░ of second degree murder ░░░░░░░░ eight counts of cruelty ░░░░░░░░ children Mr Gray these ░░░░░░░░ stem from Mr Gray ░░░░░░░░ allowing his son colt ░░░░░░░░ possess a weapon this ░░░░░░░░ a very difficult time ░░░░░░░░ we know for students ░░░░░░░░ parents and so many ░░░░░░░░ know of students and ░░░░░░░░ here in this county ░░░░░░░░ around this state are ░░░░░░░░ you all have likely ░░░░░░░░ reports of incidents of ░░░░░░░░ students making threats today ░░░░░░░░ various schools around our ░░░░░░░░ In each of these ░░░░░░░░ police law enforcement took ░░░░░░░░ They made arrests acted ░░░░░░░░ swiftly As we take ░░░░░░░░ like this very seriously ░░░░░░░░ this state This is ░░░░░░░░ time for all of ░░░░░░░░ as a community and ░░░░░░░░ state to come together ░░░░░░░░ remain vigilant students must ░░░░░░░░ supported inc An encouraged ░░░░░░░░ in this community across ░░░░░░░░ state to contact a ░░░░░░░░ of the school s ░░░░░░░░ with any and all ░░░░░░░░ of suspicious activity that ░░░░░░░░ may seem local state ░░░░░░░░ federal law enforcement will ░░░░░░░░ to work together around ░░░░░░░░ clock in relation to ░░░░░░░░ incident here In any ░░░░░░░░ incidents that come up ░░░░░░░░ this state that raised ░░░░░░░░ to the safety of ░░░░░░░░ students faculty and citizens ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ additionally cope gray that ░░░░░░░░ arrested yesterday for this ░░░░░░░░ has now been charged ░░░░░░░░ four counts of felony ░░░░░░░░ and again we will ░░░░░░░░ to work tirelessly to ░░░░░░░░ complete this investigation as ░░░░░░░░ move forward I will ░░░░░░░░ ahead and mention to ░░░░░░░░ and as I say ░░░░░░░░ I m go ahead ░░░░░░░░ apologize to you As ░░░░░░░░ all know that this ░░░░░░░░ a murder investigation It ░░░░░░░░ a very serious investigation ░░░░░░░░ that we take serious ░░░░░░░░ that we will continue ░░░░░░░░ diligently work on It ░░░░░░░░ be very thorough with ░░░░░░░░ with a deal we ░░░░░░░░ in our local partners ░░░░░░░░ So you ll have ░░░░░░░░ forgive us if we ░░░░░░░░ t add a lot ░░░░░░░░ the questions that you ░░░░░░░░ I know you had ░░░░░░░░ and we wish we ░░░░░░░░ ask for many of ░░░░░░░░ for you but we ░░░░░░░░ obviously want to maintain ░░░░░░░░ integrity of this investigation ░░░░░░░░ it has a long ░░░░░░░░ to go for it ░░░░░░░░ be finished Again I ░░░░░░░░ want to remind everyone ░░░░░░░░ we need to continue ░░░░░░░░ pray and support the ░░░░░░░░ that were involved here ░░░░░░░░ school teachers the faculty ░░░░░░░░ students obviously those that ░░░░░░░░ their lives their families ░░░░░░░░ those that were injured ░░░░░░░░ I like to call ░░░░░░░░ the sheriff to come ░░░░░░░░ give you a brief ░░░░░░░░ on the status of ░░░░░░░░ that were injured from ░░░░░░░░ s event Thank you ░░░░░░░░ you director house As ░░░░░░░░ house he said I ░░░░░░░░ like to decide that ░░░░░░░░ we lifting up those ░░░░░░░░ are hearts are hurting ░░░░░░░░ them Our kids our ░░░░░░░░ our teachers but the ░░░░░░░░ injured I am very ░░░░░░░░ to say we ll ░░░░░░░░ a full recovery and ░░░░░░░░ s a testament to ░░░░░░░░ response that we had ░░░░░░░░ my opinion the response ░░░░░░░░ medical staff happened that ░░░░░░░░ with in my opinion ░░░░░░░░ we re very happy ░░░░░░░░ say that they will ░░░░░░░░ a full recovery after ░░░░░░░░ that response again please ░░░░░░░░ up our community please ░░░░░░░░ these children these teachers ░░░░░░░░ call them teachers but ░░░░░░░░ called them heroes we ░░░░░░░░ with him the day ░░░░░░░░ are very high obviously ░░░░░░░░ we told them that ░░░░░░░░ love them we love ░░░░░░░░ teachers and what they ░░░░░░░░ and we re very ░░░░░░░░ at the fact that ░░░░░░░░ stood in the gap ░░░░░░░░ evil to protect their ░░░░░░░░ And we want to ░░░░░░░░ them in the save ░░░░░░░░ lives that were saved ░░░░░░░░ well yesterday but I ░░░░░░░░ to report to you ░░░░░░░░ all nine people that ░░░░░░░░ injured will expect to ░░░░░░░░ a full recovery thank ░░░░░░░░ Several of them are ░░░░░░░░ in the hospital some ░░░░░░░░ been released well I ░░░░░░░░ I m all leave ░░░░░░░░ at you all mentioned ░░░░░░░░ in the release that ░░░░░░░░ knowingly allowed him to ░░░░░░░░ the weapons Director details ░░░░░░░░ how the arrest happened ░░░░░░░░ Did you turn himself ░░░░░░░░ did you guys make ░░░░░░░░ with them How did ░░░░░░░░ go with investigators is ░░░░░░░░ I m honestly not ░░░░░░░░ with the details I ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ that he is in ░░░░░░░░ at this time it ░░░░░░░░ difficult to say at ░░░░░░░░ point in time we ░░░░░░░░ obviously still investigating is ░░░░░░░░ all leads all evidence ░░░░░░░░ we ll see where ░░░░░░░░ takes us as we ░░░░░░░░ forward Russian has been ░░░░░░░░ sooner the arrest was ░░░░░░░░ when we had the ░░░░░░░░ cause to make the ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ no I m not ░░░░░░░░ about that either I ░░░░░░░░ sorry Are you anybody ░░░░░░░░ the charges he has ░░░░░░░░ charges not in great ░░░░░░░░ The biggest thing is ░░░░░░░░ mentioned earlier is that ░░░░░░░░ is in custody at ░░░░░░░░ point in time His ░░░░░░░░ or directly connected with ░░░░░░░░ actions of his son ░░░░░░░░ allowing him to possess ░░░░░░░░ weapon Should we be ░░░░░░░░ your facility That where ░░░░░░░░ will be told How ░░░░░░░░ that mean for he ░░░░░░░░ be held in the ░░░░░░░░ county detention center His ░░░░░░░░ shot be available tonight ░░░░░░░░ will take some time ░░░░░░░░ that Depends on how ░░░░░░░░ it takes us to ░░░░░░░░ him But if that ░░░░░░░░ it s available we ░░░░░░░░ get that to you ░░░░░░░░ tonight If not tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ s some good news ░░░░░░░░ have been released you ░░░░░░░░ the numbers of patients ░░░░░░░░ victims I don t ░░░░░░░░ to speak to that ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ exact number but I ░░░░░░░░ that I want to ░░░░░░░░ report that all now ░░░░░░░░ make a full recovery ░░░░░░░░ be able to leave ░░░░░░░░ hospital nine people that ░░░░░░░░ injured Do we know ░░░░░░░░ they are a mix ░░░░░░░░ students and teachers or ░░░░░░░░ or are they just ░░░░░░░░ I believe I believe ░░░░░░░░ to were adult teachers ░░░░░░░░ the rest which would ░░░░░░░░ seven would be students ░░░░░░░░ do I plead when ░░░░░░░░ is precedent for charges ░░░░░░░░ this I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ you explain whether there ░░░░░░░░ precedent in the state ░░░░░░░░ Georgia as far as ░░░░░░░░ gbi is concerned for ░░░░░░░░ father or parents to ░░░░░░░░ charged for the crime ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ on any history of ░░░░░░░░ but I would venture ░░░░░░░░ say it s not ░░░░░░░░ nice Can you tell ░░░░░░░░ about the evidence that ░░░░░░░░ to these charges Know ░░░░░░░░ that s part of ░░░░░░░░ ongoing investigation I apologize ░░░░░░░░ all this time with ░░░░░░░░ being able to talk ░░░░░░░░ investigators were pretty strong ░░░░░░░░ were saying this was ░░░░░░░░ evil act it s ░░░░░░░░ sad honestly but looking ░░░░░░░░ at lead to the ░░░░░░░░ year old s been ░░░░░░░░ to say to investigators ░░░░░░░░ the last 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ you reflect on just ░░░░░░░░ this community space in ░░░░░░░░ What he allegedly did ░░░░░░░░ the school while we ░░░░░░░░ what we re facing ░░░░░░░░ we re heartbroken a ░░░░░░░░ person brought a gun ░░░░░░░░ a school committed an ░░░░░░░░ act and he took ░░░░░░░░ and the injured many ░░░░░░░░ people not only physically ░░░░░░░░ mentally but I m ░░░░░░░░ of bear county I ░░░░░░░░ proud of our superintendent ░░░░░░░░ m proud of these ░░░░░░░░ I m proud of ░░░░░░░░ schools And I m ░░░░░░░░ of where I live ░░░░░░░░ we ll get past ░░░░░░░░ you see behind me ░░░░░░░░ on the hill we ░░░░░░░░ got a vigil going ░░░░░░░░ at our flagpole I ░░░░░░░░ you to go see ░░░░░░░░ kids and those young ░░░░░░░░ that are hurting can ░░░░░░░░ please explain whether we ░░░░░░░░ still expecting more charges ░░░░░░░░ think I answered that ░░░░░░░░ Our investigation is still ░░░░░░░░ so we ll see ░░░░░░░░ things go without investigation ░░░░░░░░ I ll leave it ░░░░░░░░ Thank you He s ░░░░░░░░ much this all we ░░░░░░░░ for tonight Continue to ░░░░░░░░ the gbi on x ░░░░░░░░ monitor our website We ░░░░░░░░ not anticipate another update ░░░░░░░░ as you can see ░░░░░░░░ s fluid Things are ░░░░░░░░ Again we appreciate your ░░░░░░░░ and your support and ░░░░░░░░ continued prayers for the ░░░░░░░░ Thank