Mother of 6-year-old who shot Newport News teacher faces federal charges
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old Newport News boy accused of shooting his teacher at Richneck Elementary School on Jan...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old Newport News boy accused of shooting his teacher at Richneck Elementary School on January 6, 2023, is now facing federal gun and drug charges. Federal documents outline how Taylor is accused of knowing she was an unlawful user of marijuana when she possessed and purchased a gun from a gun shop in Grafton, Virginia. Previously, the 25-year-old mom was charged in Newport News Circuit Court with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor for leaving a firearm that could endanger a child.