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Monica Avila, Colo. mom, accused of threatening Denver middle school students with gun
Monica Avila
/ CBS DenverLynn Kimbrough, who works with the district attorney's office, said Avila, 34, is charged with four counts of menacing and one count of possession of a weapon on school grounds, according to the station.
"The charges allege that Avila confronted several students in the parking lot of a Denver middle school last week and pulled out a handgun during the confrontation," Kimbrough said in a statement. "She was arrested nearby a short time later."
Avila is now being held on a $50,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, the station reports.
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