The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia student who shot his teacher was arrested on Thursday, more than three months after the incident took place.
Deja Taylor, who is the mother of the unnamed student, was indicted by a grand jury on Monday on charges of felony child neglect and a misdemeanor of recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child after her son brought a gun to school and shot his first-grade teacher, Abigail Zwerner, 25, on Jan. 6.Taylor was released from police custody after posting a $5,000 bond and will have a status hearing sometime on Friday in Newport News Circuit Court, James Ellenson, her attorney, said.
If Taylor is convicted, she may face up to five years in prison for the felony charge and up to one year for the misdemeanor. The city prosecutor's office said on Tuesday that it would investigate whether the"actions or omission" of the school employees could lead to additional criminal charges related to the shooting.
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