Criminal case against mother of Cudahy student who brought gun to school dismissed
The criminal case against the mother of a Cudahy student who police say brought a gun to Lincoln Elementary School has been dismissed, according to online court records.
Xiaoping Wang, 40, of Cudahy had been charged May 22 with leaving a loaded firearm near a child, a misdemeanor offense.
At the initial appearance on May 23, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Ana Berrios-Schroeder dismissed the case without prejudice, meaning prosecutors could refile it. The order came after the defense challenged the probable cause underlying the charge, according to online court records.
The case against Nan Bin Li, 44, the child's father faces the same misdemeanor charge, moved forward on May 23. He pleaded not guilty, and a judge set a $1,000 signature bond, online court records show.
A signature bond is a promise to appear for future court dates, with a monetary penalty if a defendant fails to do so.
Defense attorney Craig Powell did not immediately respond to an email and voicemail seeking comment the morning of May 24.
Li and Wang's child was charged in juvenile court earlier this month after police said a gun was found April 30 in the student's backpack at Lincoln Elementary School.
The student told police the gun belonged to Li and had been in a nightstand drawer of the parents' bedroom, according to a criminal complaint.
In a follow-up interview, the student said they found the gun a month earlier and had brought it to school twice, the complaint says.
In Children's Court, the student is facing one felony count of possession of a firearm on school grounds, one misdemeanor count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person younger than 18 and one misdemeanor count of pointing a firearm at another, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel previously reported.
Alec Johnson of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this story.
Alison Dirr can be reached at adirr@jrn.com.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Case against mom of Cudahy student who brought gun to school dismissed
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