Nationwide — Teasia Leonard, a younger African American mom from Cincinnati, Ohio, is going through a baby endangerment cost after her 2-year-old son was shot inside her residence. Authorities consider the toddler by accident shot himself after being left alone.
The taking pictures occurred on Might 31 at Leonard’s residence on Nottingham Street. Prosecutors say she left the kid alone in a bed room, the place he was later discovered with a gunshot wound. The boy survived and is now in his grandmother’s care.
In accordance with Native 12, Leonard instructed investigators she didn’t personal a firearm and was unaware one was in the home. Her lawyer defined that she had lately begun relationship somebody who introduced a good friend over. She claims she had no concept a gun had been introduced into her residence.
Court docket information state that Leonard “created a considerable danger” to her son’s security. She was arraigned and obtained a $1,000 bond. Job and Household Providers (JFS) is now concerned within the case. Leonard is just not allowed to see her son with out JFS permission and should not possess any firearms.
One other man, Carmelo Anderson, has additionally been charged in reference to the case. Authorities say he gave the firearm to another person and instructed them to do away with it after the incident. Anderson is at present in jail on a $10,000 bond and faces prices of tampering with proof and youngster endangerment.
