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Judge over alleged Apalachee HS shooter, father cases recuses himself. Here's why

Judge Currie Mingledorff filed the recusal on Wednesday. Here's who will now oversee the case.

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — A new judge has been assigned to oversee the Apalachee High School shooting case after the former judge has recused himself.

Judge Currie Mingledorff filed the recusal on Wednesday, according to court records from the Barrow County Superior Court. 

Judge Sarah Griffie has now been assigned to the case, according to court documents.

Records show Mingledorff decided to take himself off the case due to his retirement. The order also stated that his successor is an assistant district attorney in the Piedmont Judicial Circuit. 

It's currently unclear who will take over the case as the new judge.

The new development comes after the alleged Apalachee High shooter, Colt Gray, entered a plea of not guilty and waived his arraignment hearing. Colt Gray currently faces 55 charges, including malice and felony murder

His father, Colin Gray, is accused of knowingly allowing his son to possess a weapon, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Colin Gray is facing a total of 29 charges.

In a preliminary hearing last week, a judge determined there was enough probable cause for the case against Colin Gray to proceed.

In that hearing, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents testified that Colt's mother, Marcee Gray, said to them her son had a "fascination with school shooters and school shootings" and that he had access to guns at home.

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More on the Apalachee High School shooting 

On the morning of Sept. 4, lives were forever changed at Apalachee High School in Barrow County.  On that day, the GBI said at 10:20 a.m., the Barrow County Sheriff's Office received alerts about reports of an "active shooter." 

During a news conference later that day, the GBI said two students and two teachers were killed in the shooting. 

The GBI identified the victims as the following:

The GBI also identified the accused shooter as Colt Gray, who is a student at Apalachee High School. Colt Gray is facing four counts of felony murder in connection with the shooting and will be tried as an adult. 

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