Psychiatrist says Carly Gregg doesn’t remember shooting that killed her mother

A psychiatrist testified within the trial of a teenage homicide suspect, saying she was in a psychological well being disaster and had a number of points within the months earlier than her mom was shot and killed. Carly Gregg was 14 years previous when the capturing befell on March 19 on the household’s house in Brandon. Gregg is accused of fatally capturing her mom, who was a instructor at Northwest Rankin Excessive Faculty, the place Gregg was additionally a scholar.Dr. Andrew Clark, a psychiatrist who testified for the protection, stated Gregg informed him that on the way in which house from college on that day, her mom, Ashley Smylie, informed her that she knew Gregg had been smoking marijuana. Clark stated Gregg started smoking marijuana about six weeks earlier than the capturing.Gregg informed him that she remembers letting the canines out, however then her reminiscence went clean. Clark stated Gregg informed him the subsequent factor she remembered was standing on the aspect of the highway, the place a deputy picked her up.Tony Shack, a K9 officer with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Workplace, testified earlier on Wednesday that he discovered Gregg strolling down Farmington Boulevard after the capturing.”Is my stepdad OK?” Gregg requested him. Shack stated Gregg by no means requested about her mom.Clark stated Gregg was experiencing a psychological well being disaster on the day of the capturing. He stated Gregg was having important temper swings, which had been made worse by remedy. The voices she was listening to had been getting worse and turning into problematic for her. He stated she was additionally having dissociative issues.”After which, her mom finds out she’s smoking marijuana,” Clark stated. “For Carly, particularly, she so cared about her mom’s approval, so for her, this was a disaster.”Clark stated Gregg had a “shut, but sophisticated relationship” along with her mom, and a detailed, affectionate relationship along with her stepfather, Heath Smylie. Her relationship along with her organic father, who Clark stated had been identified with bipolar dysfunction, was extra problematic. Clark stated when Gregg was 11 or 12, she began slicing herself, not in an effort to kill herself, however to really feel higher by taking her thoughts off her melancholy and nervousness. Clark stated her mother and father realized of the self-harm in December 2023.Clark stated Gregg’s mom took her to a pediatrician and later to a therapist. She was prescribed remedy, which Clark stated did not appear to have a lot of an impact, so the dosage was elevated. Gregg complained of feeling numb, or “flat,” Clark stated. “She was having temper points, consuming dysfunction points, slicing herself, listening to voices and sleeping issue all main as much as January of 2024,” Clark stated.Gregg informed Clark that she had been placed on a brand new remedy on March 12, which she stated made her signs worse. He stated her lows had been decrease and her highs had been larger and the voices had been getting worse. Gregg is at the moment on a temper stabilizer and an antidepressant, which Clark stated appears to work for her. Throughout cross examination by the prosecution, Clark stated he spent about 4 hours interviewing Gregg and had a Zoom name along with her stepfather.Clark informed prosecutors that Gregg had not informed anybody concerning the voices till the day of the capturing.The prosecution rested on Tuesday. Very first thing Wednesday, Rankin County Circuit Courtroom Decide Dewey Arthur requested Gregg if she needed to testify.”I want to wait and see the testimony,” Gregg stated. The primary witness known as by protection attorneys was recognized as certainly one of Gregg’s shut mates. Arthur has barred the media from utilizing video or audio from juvenile witnesses. The witness testified that Gregg informed them each earlier than and after she was arrested that she heard voices in her head. The witness additionally stated Gregg appeared regular in school on the day of the capturing. Additionally Wednesday, the jury watched Shack’s physique digital camera video from inside his automobile and after he and Gregg arrived again on the home in Brandon. The video additionally confirmed an officer swabbing Gregg’s fingers for gunshot residue. He stated Gregg admitted to him that she fired a gun along with her proper hand. Gregg is charged as an grownup. If convicted, she faces 20 years to life in jail. Carly Gregg CaseVideo from inside house exhibits Carly Gregg and what seems to be the sound of three gunshots Jury hears 911 name made by teen homicide suspect’s stepfather after he was shot, woman’s mom killedProsecutors: Carly Gregg smoked marijuana the day earlier than shootingTeen homicide suspect competent to face trialCarly Gregg rejects plea dealRankin County teen charged in mom’s capturing loss of life to face trial in September14-year-old woman charged as grownup in capturing that killed mom, injured stepfather