Nicholas Primm
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“You do not seem to be tormented by what you did, you seem to relish following in the footsteps of the murderers you idolize,”
Nicholas Primm · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
Judge Primm addressed Colt Gray during sentencing for the Apalachee High School shooting.
“The thought of mimicking these other mass murderers is what brought you joy,”
Nicholas Primm · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
The judge said mimicking other mass murderers brought the shooter joy.
“It’s only a measure of closure,”
Nicholas Primm · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
The judge described the sentencing as only a measure of closure.
“And it wasn’t done out of fear or anger. You weren’t being bullied at Apalachee. It wasn’t done out of hatred — you didn’t even know anybody at that school. It was done for the infamy of it.”
Nicholas Primm · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
Judge Primm said the shooting was done for infamy rather than fear, anger, or hatred.
“Your plan was not hastily hatched,”
Nicholas Primm · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
Judge Primm said the shooter's plan was not hastily hatched.
“The slain will not return to life. The injured will not forget their wounds, and a 16-year-old, 16-year-old boy, will live and die in prison.”
Nicholas Primm · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
Judge Primm noted the slain would not return and the injured would not forget their wounds.
“It was a slow boil, simmering one in a year’s time. You savored the thought of it. You visualized it, and you fantasized about it.”
Nicholas Primm · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
Judge Primm described how the shooter savored and fantasized about the plan over time.
“Four lives were stolen, two of whom were only just beginning,”
Nicholas Primm · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
Judge Primm commented on the four lives stolen in the shooting.
“There’s no joy here.”
Nicholas Primm · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
Judge Primm added this remark while sentencing Gray to life without parole.
“You aren’t racked with guilt. You’re proud of yourself.”
Nicholas Primm · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
Judge Primm told Gray he seemed proud rather than guilty about the murders.