PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – On November 27, 2023, Christopher Thomas Chaillet, 36, of Nanjemoy, pleaded guilty in Calvert County Circuit Court to reckless endangerment and permitting a child to have access to a firearm.
The evidence showed that Chaillet, who possessed a valid Maryland handgun permit, knowingly left a loaded handgun in his truck while his 2-year old son was sitting, unsupervised, in the passenger seat. The child gained access to the gun and shot himself in the arm.
Judge Mark S. Chandlee required Mr. Chaillet to serve 1 year of home confinement followed by 3 years of probation. Chaillet was required to forfeit the weapon and he will be prohibited from owning or possessing firearms in the future.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorney April N. Brown.
“1 year of home confinement” So now the kid is forced to be around him more.
I was in court that day. I only half paid attention but basically the child’s mother did not want the book thrown at him.
This story and your observation just shows Americans love guns more than kids. SAD.
The child is the first known SB1 victim is my guess. If not, I’d like to know why he left the gun in the truck since he had a permit. We need better reporting.
Unfortunately this is the behavior of most legal gun owners now. We somehow went from pawpaws got his shotgun for hunting to I need a handgun to shoot someone because Im scared and I can’t fight like a man. Low iq individuals with no balls. I hope the kid gets put in a real home with someone intelligent and loving to care for him.
They’ve been scared since 1776.
Coming from a family of hunters, that’s what I’ve always known what guns were for.
WHAT???? You support him?
I’m 100% pro 2A, but I’m very glad to see this happen to him!!!
“Chaillet was required to forfeit the weapon and he will be prohibited from owning or possessing firearms in the future.”
no need to change my 1st reaction: oh my gosh.
gone are the days when you can buy a gun as easy as bubble gum. Maybe in other states.