The mother of a 6-year-old was charged this week after her son took a loaded handgun to school and passed it around to other students in his class, court records show.
Ke'Erinie King, 22, has been charged with child abuse and child neglect or endangerment, carrying a weapon on school property and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to an affidavit.
Police responded to a report of an armed individual at Geeter Elementary School in Memphis, Tennessee, on Aug. 5 when a county resource officer told police a 6-year-old student had a handgun on school grounds. The student was allegedly passing the weapon to other students in his class, according to an affidavit.
A school staff member then retrieved the handgun from the student's backpack and police were alerted, court records show.
Officers discovered the weapon was stolen using its serial number, according to court records.
When interviewing King, she allegedly admitted the handgun belonged to her and that she bought it from an "unknown person," according to the affidavit.
King was taken into custody and has since been released without bail.
sigzag1994 on September 7th, 2024 at 23:29 UTC »
22 year old mother of a 6 year old. Just sad
Economy_Wall8524 on September 7th, 2024 at 23:15 UTC »
These stories of parents being charged is a good counter act to lack of gun control and children being involved in school shootings. Parents are responsible for anything of this nature. Especially the one the other day where the father bought the child a gun, while the child shouldn’t have had one in the first place.
If our country is so divided about gun control, let’s at least bring back responsibility in gun ownership.
Silent-Resort-3076 on September 7th, 2024 at 22:21 UTC »
No one was shot or hurt….
“Ke'Erinie King, 22, has been charged with child abuse and child neglect or endangerment, carrying a weapon on school property and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to an affidavit.
Police responded to a report of an armed individual at Geeter Elementary School in Memphis, Tennessee, on Aug. 5 when a county resource officer told police a 6-year-old student had a handgun on school grounds. The student was allegedly passing the weapon to other students in his class, according to an affidavit.”
“Officers discovered the weapon was stolen using its serial number, according to court records.
When interviewing King, she allegedly admitted the handgun belonged to her and that she bought it from an "unknown person," according to the affidavit.
King was taken into custody and has since been released without bail.”