Mother of the 6-Year-Old Who Shot His Teacher Pleads Guilty to Virginia Charge

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who authorities say used her gun to shoot his teacher at a Virginia elementary school in January pleaded guilty Tuesday to a state charge stemming from the shooting, according to her attorney. Deja Taylor pleaded guilty to felony child neglect in a Newport News courtroom.

Taylor, 26, was charged in April with child neglect and recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child, a misdemeanor, but prosecutors dropped the misdemeanor count in a plea agreement.

Her sentencing was scheduled for late October, according to online court records. Prosecutors said they won’t seek a sentence greater than what sentencing guidelines call for, which would be six months in jail or prison.

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