Mother of 6-year-old who shot Virginia teacher charged with federal gun crimes
Kristen Zeis for The Washington Post via Getty Images The mother of a 6-year-old who brought a gun to his Virginia school and shot his teache r e...
Kristen Zeis for The Washington Post via Getty Images The mother of a 6-year-old who brought a gun to his Virginia school and shot his teache r earlier this year was charged Monday with federal gun crimes. Deja Taylor, 25, was charged with two counts in U.S. court in the Eastern District of Virginia: an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm and making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. She was previously indicted in April 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.