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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A school staff member then retrieved the handgun from the student’s backpack and police were alerted, court records show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officers discovered the weapon was stolen using its serial number, according to court records.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n When interviewing King, she allegedly admitted the handgun belonged to her and that she bought it from an “unknown person,” according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n King was taken into custody and has since been released without bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n