Deja Taylor, 25, was charged with child neglect and recklessly leaving a loaded firearm to endanger a child in the shooting of Virginia teacher Abby Zwerner.
Deja Taylor, the mother of the six-year-old boy who shot his elementary school teacher in Virginia, was arrested on child neglect and weapons charge Thursday after turning herself in to the police.
Taylor was subsequently released from jail after posting $5,000 bond. She was due back in court for a status hearing Friday. Taylor’s arrest comes more than three months after police say her six-year-old son shot and wounded his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner as she sat in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6.Ellenson has said previously that Taylor’s gun was secured on a top shelf in her closet and had a trigger lock.
The city prosecutor’s office has ruled out charging Taylor’s son — but said Tuesday that it is investigating whether the “actions or omissions” of any school employees could lead to criminal charges being brought in this case.
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