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☆ Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher in Virginia Is Sentenced to 21 Months
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Eduardo Medina | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in a Virginia classroom was sentenced on Wednesday to one year and nine months in prison after pleading guilty in June to using marijuana while owning a firearm and making false statements about drug use. The sentencing of the 26-year-old mother, Deja Taylor, was the latest development in a shooting that shocked the country in January when the authorities detailed how a child had retrieved a gun from his home, put it in his backpack and brought it to Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va. There, the authorities said, the boy pulled out the gun in a classroom, aimed it at his teacher, Abigail Zwerner, and fired. The bullet passed through her hand and struck her chest, causing serious injuries. Although recreational marijuana is allowed in Virginia, federal laws prohibit addicted or “unlawful” drug users from owning a gun.

Persons: Deja Taylor, Abigail Zwerner Organizations: Richneck Elementary School Locations: Virginia, Newport News, Va

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia could be jailed Thursday for failing drug tests while awaiting sentencing on federal weapons charges that she used marijuana while possessing a firearm. A judge had set an October sentencing date and released Taylor on bond under the conditions that she submit to drug tests and receive addiction treatment. But Taylor has twice tested positive for marijuana and once for cocaine, federal prosecutors wrote in a filing with the court this month. She also missed two drug tests and two drug treatment sessions, they said. And while they've been positive for marijuana, “the levels are decreasing and show that Ms. Taylor is abstaining from this drug,” Ellenson wrote.

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to revoke the bond for the mother of a Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher after she allegedly failed multiple drug tests while awaiting sentencing on two felony charges. The boy was 6 when he pulled out his mother's gun in January and fired one shot at Zwerner in a classroom full of students. Taylor was released on bond pending sentencing on the condition that she refrain from unlawful drug use and possession. James Ellenson, one of Taylor's lawyers, told The Virginian-Pilot that he will ask U.S. District Judge Mark Davis not to revoke her bond. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to ask for a sentence of 18 months to 24 months in prison.

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☆ Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Neglect
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | More About Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in a Virginia classroom pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of felony child neglect, according to prosecutors and a lawyer for the mother. The mother, Deja Taylor, 26, appeared in court in Newport News, Va. Prosecutors for the commonwealth agreed to drop a second misdemeanor count of child endangerment involving a loaded weapon, they said in a statement. Ms. Taylor’s lawyer, James S. Ellenson, said that while the child neglect charge would carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison, prosecutors had agreed not to deviate from the state recommendation of one to six months imprisonment, given her lack of criminal history. “She’s upset,” Mr. Ellenson said Tuesday, noting that Ms. Taylor’s child, who was undergoing therapy, was now in the full custody of his grandfather.

Persons: Deja Taylor, James S, Ellenson, “ She’s, ” Mr, Taylor’s, “ Organizations: Prosecutors Locations: Virginia, Newport News, Va

☆ Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Pleads Guilty to Firearms Violations
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Jacey Fortin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in a Virginia classroom pleaded guilty on Monday to federal criminal charges for using marijuana while owning a firearm, and making false statements about drug use when she bought the gun. The mother, Deja Taylor, was previously indicted by a grand jury in Virginia on state criminal charges of neglect and endangerment, in connection with her son’s access to the handgun that he used in the shooting. This time, the federal authorities focused on her purchase and ownership of the gun, which, she acknowledged in her plea on Monday, was illegal given the extent of her marijuana use. Although recreational marijuana is allowed in Virginia, federal laws prohibit addicted or “unlawful” drug users from owning a gun. The charges, which came last week, are the latest development in a case that has drawn national attention amid charged debates over guns and school safety.

Persons: Deja Taylor Locations: Virginia, Newport News, Va

June 5 (Reuters) - The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his elementary school teacher was charged on Monday with two U.S. firearms felonies, and her lawyer said she will plead guilty to both offenses under a deal with federal prosecutors. She is accused of concealing in a federal firearms transaction form that she was an unlawful user of marijuana, court records show. The federal firearms counts are in addition to state charges on which Taylor was already indicted in connection with the Jan. 6 shooting of her son's first-grade teacher, Abigail Zwerner, at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia. Another school staffer rushed into the classroom and restrained the boy while Zwerner ushered the rest of the students from the classroom to safety, police said. Zwerner has said the boy had been previously removed from school for violent behavior.

Persons: Deja Taylor, Taylor, Abigail Zwerner, James Ellenson, Ellenson, Zwerner, Steve Gorman, Leslie Adler Organizations: Richneck Elementary School, ABC, Thomson Locations: Virginia, Newport News , Virginia, Los Angeles

☆ Virginia mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher charged
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Jasper Ward | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 10 (Reuters) - A Virginia grand jury on Monday indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot an elementary school teacher in Newport News in January on felony child neglect and a firearms charge. On Jan. 6, 25-year-old teacher Abigail Zwerner was wounded by a first-grade student in her classroom at Richneck Elementary School after school officials received warnings that the boy had a gun at school. The student's mother, Deja Taylor, was charged with felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child, Newport News, Virginia, prosecutor Howard Gwynn said in a statement. The indictments are the latest example of prosecutors charging parents of children who commit gun crimes or mass shootings. In the Newport News school shooting case, Gwynn said that the grand jury would continue to investigate, and would consider whether additional charges were warranted.

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