The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy accused of shooting school teacher Abby Zwerner in the face in January has been charged with alleged federal gun and drug crimes.
Deja Taylor, 25, who is already facing child neglect and gun charges in state court over the Jan. 6 shooting, is now charged by the feds with lying about using marijuana when she bought a gun last year, KTVB-TV News said Monday.
Taylor allegedly claimed she did not use drugs when she bought the 9 mm handgun at a Grafton, Virginia gun shop on July 19, 2022, court records show.
Although marijuana is legal in Virginia, among other states, it remains illegal under federal law.
Taylor’s lawyer, Jimmy Ellenson, told WTKR-TV that she plans to plead guilty to the federal charges.
“We’ve come to an agreement and a resolution which I think will be satisfactory to all parties,” Elleson said.
“She gave interviews to the police the day this occurred and gave another interview the week after,” he said. “We consented to a search of her mom’s house. We consented to an i-Phone download as well so she has been cooperative from day one.”
It is not clear if the weapon in question was…
