{"id":2024214,"date":"2023-09-07T02:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T06:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-ask-judge-to-revoke-bond-of-mother-of-virginia-boy-who-shot-his-first-grade-teacher\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T02:46:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T06:46:12","slug":"prosecutors-ask-judge-to-revoke-bond-of-mother-of-virginia-boy-who-shot-his-first-grade-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-ask-judge-to-revoke-bond-of-mother-of-virginia-boy-who-shot-his-first-grade-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutors seek bond revocation for mother of Virginia boy who shot teacher."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprosecutors-ask-judge-to-revoke-bond-of-mother-of-virginia-boy-who-shot-his-first-grade-teacher%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024214&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>RICHMOND, \u2064Va.\u2014Prosecutors Seek Bond Revocation for Mother of Boy Who Shot Teacher<\/h2>\n<p>Prosecutors have filed a motion to revoke the bond of Deja Taylor, the mother of \u200ca Virginia boy who shot and \u2063injured his first-grade teacher. Taylor \u2064had\u200d pleaded guilty to charges related to\u200c the incident, but prosecutors allege that she violated \u2064the conditions\u200c of her bond\u200c by failing multiple \u2064drug tests.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor admitted to possessing a gun while having marijuana and \u2062lying on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/100-facts-elon-musk-owned-twitter-should-now-allow-people-to-say-without-getting-banned\/\" title=\"100 Facts Elon Musk-Owned Twitter Should Now Allow People To Say Without Getting Banned\">federal background check form<\/a> \u200dwhen purchasing the handgun her son used in the shooting at Richneck Elementary \u200cSchool.\u2062 The incident occurred when the boy was\u2062 just\u200b 6 years old, and his teacher, Abigail \u200cZwerner, \u2063sustained serious injuries.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Abigail Zwerner, a first-grade teacher at Richneck\u200d Elementary\u200c School in Newport News, Va., inside her classroom in a file photo. (Family of Abigail Zwerner\u2062 via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While awaiting \u200csentencing, Taylor was released on bond with the\u200c condition that she abstain from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-audio-think-tanks-star-lawsuit-witness-admits-to-tommy-robinson-that-they-bribed-him-for-testimony-against-us-congressional-staffer\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: Think Tank\u2019s Star Lawsuit Witness Admits to Tommy Robinson That They Bribed Him For Testimony Against US Congressional Staffer\">illegal drug<\/a> use and possession. However, prosecutors claim\u200c that\u200d she tested positive for marijuana and cocaine, \u200dmissed drug screenings, \u200dand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-ask-judge-to-revoke-bond-of-mother-of-virginia-boy-who-shot-his-first-grade-teacher\/\" title=\"Prosecutors seek bond revocation for mother of Virginia boy who shot teacher.\">skipped scheduled drug treatment sessions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/teacher-who-was-shot-by-6-year-old-student-in-virginia-has-resigned-school-officials-say-5333089\">Teacher\u200b Who Was Shot by 6-Year-Old \u2064Student in Virginia Has Resigned, School \u200dOfficials \u200dSay<\/a> (6\/14\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/police-arrest-mother-of-6-year-old-child-who-shot-teacher-in-virginia-school-5194333\">Police Arrest Mother of 6-Year-Old \u2062Child Who Shot\u200c Teacher in \u200dVirginia\u2063 School<\/a> (4\/14\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lisa McKeel and Peter Osyf expressed \u200dconcern about Taylor&#8217;s repeated violations, stating,\u2063 &#8220;These violations are\u200b serious and \u200bcall\u2064 into question the defendant&#8217;s danger to\u2062 the \u200ccommunity, respect for the law and\u2063 this Court&#8217;s Orders, and \u2064gives the United States no\u2062 faith that the defendant will abide by the terms of her court supervision since her conduct is repeated and \u2063not merely one mistake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taylor&#8217;s defense attorney, James \u200cEllenson, plans to request that U.S. District Judge Mark Davis does not revoke her bond. \u200cEllenson emphasized his client&#8217;s substance abuse and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-am-the-demon-school-shooter-recorded-evil-manifesto-night-before-his-attack\/\" title=\"'Demon's Manifesto: School Shooter Records Sinister Message Prior to Attack'\">mental health \u2062issues<\/a>, asking for compassion and understanding.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutors have\u2062 requested a hearing on their motion, but no date\u200c has been \u200dset\u2064 yet. Taylor&#8217;s sentencing is scheduled for October 18, \u200dwith prosecutors seeking \u2063a prison\u2063 sentence of 18 to 24 months.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c addition \u2062to \u200bthe federal charges, Taylor has also pleaded guilty\u200d to\u2062 a state charge of felony\u2062 child\u2063 neglect. Prosecutors will recommend a \u200dsentence within state guidelines, which is expected to be no \u2064more \u2062than six months. A misdemeanor charge of reckless storage of a firearm will\u2064 be dropped. Sentencing for \u2064the state charge \u2062is set for October \u206327.<\/p>\n<p>Ellenson has claimed \u200cthat Taylor believed her gun was securely \u200dstored on a high closet shelf with a trigger lock\u2062 before the shooting occurred. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">federal prosecutors<\/a> have stated that no trigger lock or\u200d key was\u2063 found during searches of Taylor&#8217;s home.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting incident and\u2062 its aftermath \u200chave had a significant impact on\u2062 the city of Newport News, located near the Atlantic Coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecutors in Richmond, Va., have requested the bond of Deja Taylor, the mother of a boy who shot his teacher, to be revoked. Taylor allegedly failed several drug tests while awaiting sentencing for two felony charges: possessing a gun while having marijuana and lying on official documents. She pleaded guilty in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2024215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2024214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2024214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2024214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2024214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2024214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}