Deja Taylor, 25, turned herself into the Newport News City Jail on Thursday for outstanding warrants in relation to the Jan. 6 shooting at Richneck Elementary School, according to police.
Taylor is being charged with felony child neglect and misdemeanor recklessly leaving a loaded firearm to endanger a child. Her attorney, James Ellensen, told The Associated Press she is scheduled to make an appearance Friday in Newport News Circuit Court after posting a $5,000 bond.
“She is nervous and scared, because she has never been charged before, but holding up well,” Ellenson said.
Taylor’s arrest comes more than three months after police say her son shot and wounded first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner as she sat at a reading table in her classroom. Police said the child used his mother’s gun, which had been legally purchased.Â
The charges were brought about after an investigation by the Newport News Police Department and the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office.
“Every criminal case is unique in its facts, and these facts support these charges, but our investigation into the shooting continues,” Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn previously said in a statement.
The Commonwealth’s Attorney has also asked a Circuit Court judge to impanel a Special Grand Jury to continue investigating security issues that may have enabled the January shooting. The probe could potentially lead to more people being criminally charged in connection with the shooting. Â
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