The mother of mass school shooter Colt Gray had threatened to kill her estranged husband less than a year before their son killed four people at Apalachee High School in Georgia, DailyMail.com can exclusively report.
Marcee Gray, 43, has a criminal history spanning over 17 years and was jailed as recently as April, according to court records.
The former quality engineer was arrested in Barrow County in November, suspected of possessing methamphetamine, fentanyl, and muscle relaxants.
She also faced charges of aggravated battery, theft by taking, criminal trespass, false imprisonment, and failure to appear in Fitzgerald County in January.
Sources revealed to DailyMail.com that the mother-of-three had ‘threatened to kill her husband’ during one of the incidents.
She also ‘tied up’ her elderly mother, leaving her for 24 hours. The exact reasons behind her actions are unclear, but Marcee Gray had previously posted online about the impacts of substance abuse on a family.
Marcee had shared several concerning posts on Facebook over the years, detailing her struggles with her estranged husband Colin Gray, whom she accused of abuse.
In November 2022, Marcee Gray wrote: "From my husband’s first memory, all he knew was abuse. Severe physical abuse (I’m talking everything from getting a broken arm at age 8 while he was totally asleep to having a barstool crack his skull open...I still rub my fingers across the scar/gouge on his scalp and think to myself 'How?!
"I can’t even comprehend it!' ..that is what substance abuse can do. To a mama, a daddy, a spouse, a sibling....you name it and it will reach them."
That same day, Marcee expressed in another post: "I know it’s hard to understand from the outside looking in. Everyone in my and his family couldn’t understand why I stayed as long as I did.
"Ultimately it was my own decision… I made a commitment to the Lord and my husband. No one but me understands the pain that my husband lives with every single day.
"Every single person in his life has hurt or betrayed him… And I truly believe that the Lord sent me to him because no one else was strong enough to stay by his side through thick and thin. I’m not about to give up on him now… We are just taking a break."
The following month, Marcee announced on LinkedIn: "Finally separated from my abusive husband of almost 14yrs... Hardest shit I’ve ever done but we’re in good hands."
In May 2023, she shared: "I packed myself and my babies up and relocated to my hometown in south GA. We are all good and my kids are thriving."
That same month, police contacted Colin Gray following an FBI tip that Colt Gray had threatened to shoot up his school on Discord.
Colin Gray told police at the time that he had recently separated from Colt's mother and that 'she took his younger two' children.
In December 2023, Marcee Gray pleaded guilty to charges including using a license plate to conceal identity, criminal damage to property in the second degree, and criminal trespass/family violence.
She was prosecuted under Georgia’s First Offender Act, allowing eligible defendants to plead guilty without a conviction.
Court records indicate she was not actually charged with drug possession related to her arrest. An arrest warrant obtained by DailyMail.com detailed that Gray had a glass jar containing methamphetamine, a ‘baggie’ of fentanyl, another ‘baggie’ with muscle relaxants, and a glass pipe used for drug consumption.
She was also found to have concealed the identity of her Nissan Rogue by using a tag meant for a Nissan Kick.
Documents reveal she was sentenced to five years in jail, with the first 46 days in confinement and the remainder on probation.
Conditions of her probation included no contact with her husband except through a third party for matters involving their children or divorce. She was also required to pay $1,500 in restitution, participate in a family violence intervention program, and avoid drugs and alcohol.
Court records also reveal misdemeanor traffic offenses in 2019, 2014, 2008, and 2007.
Earlier charges included driving under the influence of alcohol, resulting in a $600 fine, 12 months probation, and 40 hours of community service. Gray was also sued in 2019 by Nash Chevrolet Company, which claimed she used a $10,000 check as a down payment for a 2018 Chevrolet Suburban, but the check was dishonored.
In February 2020, Gray was ordered to pay over $19,000 to the dealership, including the money owed, interest, attorney fees, and punitive damages.
Meanwhile, her 14-year-old son is charged as an adult with four counts of murder. His father, Colin, also faces charges in connection with the killings, allegedly telling police he bought the gun used in the shooting as a holiday gift for his son.
The teenager is accused of shooting two students and two teachers at the school, with nine others injured.
Reports suggest the teen was obsessed with notorious school shooters, including Parkland, Florida killer Nikolas Cruz.
During a search of the teen's Georgia home after the attack, police reportedly found evidence of his obsession with mass shootings, particularly the Parkland massacre in 2018, which claimed 17 lives.
Gray was already known to the FBI following several tips in the previous year. In May 2023, Jackson County officers questioned both Gray and his father about a Discord channel allegedly linked to the then-13-year-old that contained school shooting threats.
The Discord account had a username written in Russian, translating to ‘Lanza,’ referencing Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary shooter, according to officers.
The teen denied making the threats, claiming his Discord had been repeatedly hacked and expressing concern over the accusations.
Colin Gray told investigators his son understands the seriousness of weapons and their proper use and assured them he would be ‘mad as hell’ if the threats were true, stating that ‘all the guns [would] go away.’
The report noted that deputies couldn’t substantiate the tip enough to take further action.
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