The trial of Colt Gray, the teenager accused in the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School, will be moved out of Barrow County after a judge ruled that extensive media coverage has made it impossible to seat a fair and impartial jury locally.
In an order filed Friday, Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm granted Gray’s motion for a change of venue, citing widespread local, statewide and national coverage of the case, including the recent trial of Gray’s father, Colin Gray, which was livestreamed daily.
“The nonstop coverage, coupled with the widespread pretrial publicity, makes it clear that a trial with Barrow County jurors would be inherently prejudicial,” Primm wrote in the order…