Pistol-packing mom threatens kids' store workers after they say her tot can't play inside: police
A 21-year-old Indianapolis mother threatened employees with a handgun after being told her toddler couldn't ride a toy car inside a children's resale shop.
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A 21-year-old Indianapolis mother, Tamya Staten, allegedly pulled a large black handgun from her leggings on workers at a Once Upon a Child children's store after staff told her toddler he could not ride a toy car inside. Surveillance footage captured Staten holding the gun by the frame, pointing it at employees, and telling her child to keep playing before fleeing. Police tracked her down using her license plate and the ID she had shown staff. She was charged in Marion County court with felony intimidation with a deadly weapon and pointing a firearm at another person, and faces up to eight and a half years if convicted on both counts.
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Staten allegedly pulled a "large black handgun" from her leggings after a worker reminded her that playing inside violated store policy. In the source
Surveillance footage shows Staten holding the gun by the frame without looping her finger inside the trigger guard. In the source
We can fight about it. We can get down.
Staten escalates a routine policy reminder into a direct physical challenge, signaling how quickly the confrontation turned dangerous.
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Staten’s child was riding around in a small toy car, prompting a worker to inform her that playing inside violated store policy. The simple reminder set off the furious mother, who allegedly whipped out a “large black handgun” from her leggings, according to court documents. Surveillance footage shows the mom bizarrely holding the gun by the frame wihtout looping her finger inside. “We can fight about it. We can get down,” Staten allegedly said. Staten allegedly pointed the pistol at employees and told her tot to keep playing. “I can use this [gun],” she added, reportedly poking a store employee in the face with her finger.
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Staten allegedly pointed the pistol at employees and told her tot to keep playing.
Staten simultaneously brandishes the weapon at workers and enlists her child as the reason to maintain her defiance.
In context
The simple reminder set off the furious mother, who allegedly whipped out a “large black handgun” from her leggings, according to court documents. Surveillance footage shows the mom bizarrely holding the gun by the frame wihtout looping her finger inside. “We can fight about it. We can get down,” Staten allegedly said. Staten allegedly pointed the pistol at employees and told her tot to keep playing. “I can use this [gun],” she added, reportedly poking a store employee in the face with her finger. She then corraled her child and fled the shop.
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Surveillance footage shows the mom bizarrely holding the gun by the frame without looping her finger inside.
Camera evidence reveals Staten's unfamiliarity with the weapon, raising questions about how seriously she intended to use it.
In context
Staten’s child was riding around in a small toy car, prompting a worker to inform her that playing inside violated store policy. The simple reminder set off the furious mother, who allegedly whipped out a “large black handgun” from her leggings, according to court documents. Surveillance footage shows the mom bizarrely holding the gun by the frame wihtout looping her finger inside. “We can fight about it. We can get down,” Staten allegedly said. Staten allegedly pointed the pistol at employees and told her tot to keep playing.
Surveillance footage shows the mom bizarrely holding the gun by the frame wihtout without looping her finger inside.
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Staten, 21, faces up to eight and a half years behind bars on felony charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon and pointing a firearm at another person — triggered by a store policy against toddlers playing inside.
The sentence frames the legal consequences against the trivial store rule that sparked them, sharpening the story's central irony.
In context
“I can use this [gun],” she added, reportedly poking a store employee in the face with her finger. She then corraled her child and fled the shop. Store surveillance cameras captured the entire ordeal, including her driving away, allowing police to track her down using her license plate number and the ID card she showed to staff. Staten was charged Tuesday in Marion County court with felony charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon and pointing a firearm at another person. If convicted on both counts, she faces up to eight and a half years behind bars.
Staten, was charged Tuesday in Marion County court with 21, faces up to eight and a half years behind bars on felony charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon and pointing a firearm at another person If convicted on both counts, she faces up to eight and — triggered by a half years behind bars. store policy against toddlers playing inside.
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Police tracked her down using her license plate and the ID card she had shown to staff moments before fleeing.
Staten's own identity documents and her car undid her escape, closing the loop between the incident and her arrest.
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“I can use this [gun],” she added, reportedly poking a store employee in the face with her finger. She then corraled her child and fled the shop. Store surveillance cameras captured the entire ordeal, including her driving away, allowing police to track her down using her license plate number and the ID card she showed to staff. Staten was charged Tuesday in Marion County court with felony charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon and pointing a firearm at another person. If convicted on both counts, she faces up to eight and a half years behind bars.
Police to track tracked her down using her license plate number and the ID card she showed had shown to staff moments before fleeing.
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