Hearing for woman accused of shooting sons is postponed

GRIFFIN - A preliminary hearing for a 63-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting her two sons in a nursing home was postponed. <br> <br> The hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to prosecute Carol Carr of Hampton had been scheduled for Thursday afternoon. <br> <br> Chief Magistrate Judge Rita Cavanaugh, who will preside, said the hearing was postponed Wednesday because of a mental health evaluation ordered by Superior Court Chief Judge Ben Miller. <br> <br> ``We had to postpone it because she is being evaluated, and she is not available for the hearing at this time,&#39;&#39; Cavanaugh said. She indicated the hearing would be rescheduled soon. <br> <br> Carr is accused in the deaths of Randy and Andy Scott, who suffered from Huntington&#39;s disease, a hereditary disease that eventually causes dementia and death. <br> <br> Since the June 8 shootings at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation, Carr has been at the Spalding County Jail. Miller delayed a decision to grant Carr bond during a June 20 hearing pending results of the evaluation by Dr. Catherine Boyer of West Central Georgia Regional Hospital.

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