NORFOLK, Va. — Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old student that shot teacher Abby Zwerner at in January, is expected to plead guilty in federal court Monday.
Taylor is facing , after she is accused of knowing she was an unlawful user of marijuana when she purchased a gun, according to court documents.
The purchase of the gun took place on or around July 19, 2022, according to court records. Taylor is also accused of filing false information on the gun paperwork.
When you buy a gun, you are asked if you use or are addicted to controlled substances, including marijuana, on the required documents.
Previously, the mom was charged in Newport News Circuit Court with and a misdemeanor for leaving a firearm that could endanger a child.
She has a court date for those charges in mid-August.
