DOJ: Clovis mom guilty of giving her son a gun

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Clovis mother was convicted after a one-day trial of arming her son with her handgun and telling him not to do anything “crazy,” according to the federal Department of Justice.

On Wednesday, federal prosecutors found 45-year-old Jawana Washington, of Fresno, guilty of aiding and abetting a felon’s possession of a firearm as well as disposing of a firearm to a felon.

According to the evidence presented at trial, Washington knowingly provided a firearm to her son, Taylor Washington, a documented gang member and convicted felon…

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