Suspect’s mom in Georgia school shooting indicted, accused of taping parent to chair

FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) — The mom of a Georgia teenager charged with fatally capturing 4 folks at his highschool has been indicted in reference to an alleged home incident final yr.

The indictment handed down Monday prices Marcee Grey, 43, with exploiting an aged particular person and different crimes in Ben Hill County, The Atlanta Journal-Structure reported. It seems unrelated to the varsity shootings at Apalachee Excessive College, which occurred in a unique Georgia county practically 200 miles (320 kilometers) away.

Grey is the mom of 14-year-old Colt Grey, who was charged with homicide after surrendering to police at the highschool on Sept. 4. Authorities say the boy introduced an assault-style rifle to highschool in his backpack and opened hearth throughout morning courses, killing two college students and two lecturers and injuring 9 others.

The indictment charging Marcee Grey stems from a home incident late final yr, the Atlanta newspaper reported. It mentioned a police incident report states Grey’s 74-year-old mom advised authorities Nov. 4 that Grey had taken her cellphone, taped her to a chair and left her for practically a full day.

The incident report mentioned Grey sure her mom earlier than touring to Barrow County to confront her ex-husband, who lived with their son and two different youngsters. The Atlanta newspaper mentioned data present Grey was arrested in Barrow County on Nov. 6, two days after her mom was discovered and was sentenced to 45 days in jail after pleading responsible to prices of felony trespassing, utilizing a license plate to disguise her automobile and inflicting property harm.

Messages left Saturday at doable cellphone numbers for Grey weren’t instantly returned. It was not instantly recognized if she had an legal professional.

Grey has mentioned she referred to as her son’s highschool the morning of the shootings to warn the workers after Colt Grey despatched her a textual content message saying, “I’m sorry.” Days later, she issued a press release saying her son “will not be a monster.”

{The teenager}’s father, Colin Grey, has additionally been charged with involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree homicide and eight counts of cruelty to youngsters. Authorities say he gave his son entry to the rifle used within the shootings.