John Lemley

Turning now to Georgia, jury selection has begun in the high-profile trial of Colin Gray, the father of Colt Gray, the teenager accused of carrying out a deadly school shooting at Apalachee High School in September 2024.

Gray faces 29 charges, including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and multiple counts of cruelty to children.

Prosecutors allege he knowingly provided his son access to the firearm used in the attack despite being aware of his mental health struggles and fascination with other school shootings.

The shooting in Barrow County left two students and two teachers dead and injured nine others.

Authorities say Colin Gray, then 14, meticulously planned the attack, bringing an assault-style rifle into the school and opening fire.

Gray remains in custody on a $500,000 bond and is expected to stand trial over several weeks.

The case is part of a broader national trend of prosecutors holding adults accountable for enabling access to deadly weapons used in mass shootings.

Finally, in Washington, D.C., newly released federal records are clarifying the government's investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

According to internal Justice Department documents, the FBI found no credible evidence that Epstein maintained a, quote, client legacy.

or operated a sex trafficking ring involving powerful or prominent men.

Investigators say reviews of financial records, seized materials, and witness interviews did not support claims of an organized trafficking operation.

The files reaffirmed that Epstein committed serious federal sex crimes, but prosecutors concluded there was insufficient admissible evidence to charge other individuals.

Allegations of third-party involvement could not be independently cooperated.

The documents also state investigators never recovered a secret client list during searches conducted before or after Epstein's 2019 death in federal custody.