Key takeaways:
- Deja Taylor, a 25-year-old mother in Virginia, has been charged with two federal gun crimes in connection with the shooting of her 6-year-old son’s first-grade teacher earlier this year.
- Taylor was charged with being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm and making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.
- In April, Taylor was also indicted by a Newport News grand jury on charges of felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child.
A 25-year-old mother in Virginia has been charged with two federal gun crimes in connection with the shooting of her 6-year-old son’s first-grade teacher earlier this year.
According to court documents filed on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Deja Taylor was charged with being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm and making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm.
The documents allege that Taylor “knowingly made a false and fictitious written statement to Winfree Firearms,” a gun shop in Grafton, Va., from which she purchased a 9mm semiautomatic handgun.
In April, Taylor was indicted by a Newport News grand jury on charges of felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child, Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn said.
The 6-year-old boy shot his teacher in February at a Virginia elementary school. The teacher survived the shooting but suffered serious injuries. The boy’s mother has been charged with two federal gun crimes in connection with the incident. It is unclear what the outcome of the case will be.
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