Oct 5, 2026 · 18 min · 14 segments
An Indianapolis woman was charged with pulling a gun on store owners after they wouldn’t let her kid play with toys. A teen was hit by a pickup truck while getting his haircut in the middle of a road…
Preston ElliottHost
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An Indianapolis woman has been charged after allegedly pulling a gun out on a children's store employees because they said her kid couldn't play with the store's toys.
Tamiya Stanton is charged this week with felony intimidation and pointing a firearm.
If convicted on both counts, she could face up to eight and a half years in prison.
Officers were first called to the Once Upon a Child store after an employee triggered the silent hold-up alarm.
Upon arrival, an employee began describing how Stanton pulled out a handgun and threatened her with it.
Stanton had reportedly come into the store to sell clothing and brought her toddler with her.
While completing the process of dropping off items, the employee saw Stanton's child playing in a small motorized car toy.
The employee told Stanton that it was against store policy for children to play with toys in store anymore.
However, the employee said she continued to let her child play on the car toy.
After the employee again told the mother about the store policy, Stanton allegedly pulled out a large black handgun from her purse and she put it into her leggings.
Court documents detailed how then she'd poked an employee in the face with her finger while making threats about a shooting.
The employee said Stanton continued to make threats and became angry, eventually pulling the handgun out of her leggings and pointing it in the direction of employees.
She then reportedly encouraged her child to keep playing with the toy and showed them how it works.
After this, Stanton put the handgun in her leggings, picked up her child, and left the store.
An Indianapolis woman has been charged after allegedly pulling a gun out on a children's store employees because they said her kid couldn't play with the store's toys.
Tamiya Stanton is charged this week with felony intimidation and pointing a firearm.
If convicted on both counts, she could face up to eight and a half years in prison.
Officers were first called to the Once Upon a Child store after an employee triggered the silent hold-up alarm.
Upon arrival, an employee began describing how Stanton pulled out a handgun and threatened her with it.
Stanton had reportedly come into the store to sell clothing and brought her toddler with her.
While completing the process of dropping off items, the employee saw Stanton's child playing in a small motorized car toy.
The employee told Stanton that it was against store policy for children to play with toys in store anymore.
However, the employee said she continued to let her child play on the car toy.
After the employee again told the mother about the store policy, Stanton allegedly pulled out a large black handgun from her purse and she put it into her leggings.
Court documents detailed how then she'd poked an employee in the face with her finger while making threats about a shooting.
The employee said Stanton continued to make threats and became angry, eventually pulling the handgun out of her leggings and pointing it in the direction of employees.
She then reportedly encouraged her child to keep playing with the toy and showed them how it works.
After this, Stanton put the handgun in her leggings, picked up her child, and left the store.
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