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Barrow COUNTY, Georgia. – The judge at the trial of Colt Gray, the teenager accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School, has ordered his recusal from the case alleging “the interest of an efficient administration of justice.”

Judge Currie M. Mingledorff II is retiring from office and, since his successor is currently an assistant district attorney in the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, he took the step of recusing himself from the case.

The case has been reassigned to Judge Sarah Griffie.

Colt Gray accused of opening fire using a “black AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle” inside the high school’s Room J during second period classes on September 4. Two teachers, Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, and two students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14 years old.They were killed. Nine other people were injured.

Colt Gray faces 55 chargesincluding four counts of murder, four counts of felony murder, four counts of aggravated assault, 25 counts of aggravated assault and 18 counts of cruelty to children in the first degree.

Colt Gray’s father, Colin Gray, appears in a Barrow County court for an arraignment hearing on October 16, 2024. (FOX 5)

Colt’s father, Colin Gray, faces 29 charges, including second-degree murder, second-degree cruelty to children, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment. Prosecutors allege he saw warning signs of his son’s behavior but took no action and even bought the firearm used in the shooting as a Christmas gift.

Colt Gray, the alleged gunman, and his father, Colin Gray, have requested separate trials. Arraignment for both is set for November 21.