Mother allegedly helped 13-year-old son plan school shooting ‘as a reward for babysitting’ as shocking new details emerge

A Texas mom has been charged after being accused of helping her teenage son plan out ‘mass targeted violence’ at his school.

Ashley Pardo is now the first person in Bexar County history to face a charge of aiding in the commission of terrorism after officials accused her of arming her 13-year-old son with a plot to carry out mass violence at his San Antonio middle school.

According to court documents, Pardo allegedly bought several things to help her son commit a shooting, such as ammunition, tactical gear, and loaded magazines.

Authorities went on to allege her son drew maps of his school months before his arrest which was marked ‘suicide route,’ as his fascination with white supremacist mass shooters led him to plan an attack at Rhodes Middle School.

Shockingly, it is claimed that Pardo gave her son the equipment to kill ‘in exchange for babysitting his siblings’, officials said.

But that aiding in the commission of terrorism isn’t the only charge Pardo is facing, as she was arrested on Friday (August 1) on a new charge of endangering a child with criminal negligence.

The fresh charge came after an image was found among evidence of the shooting plot, which was allegedly sent from Pardo to the father of an 11-month-old child, according to the arrest warrant.

The mom was arrested for aiding her son with his shocking shooter plans (KSAT 12)

The image is said to show her holding a shotgun to the infant’s head, with her finger on the trigger guard as the baby reached for the barrel of the gun, police said.

In the text, she allegedly called the baby a ‘brat’ and stated: “Tell her to keep being bad.”

After her arrest on Friday, the mother was ordered to have no contact with her children, and she must wear an ankle monitor if released from jail.

She is also unable to own firearms or drink alcohol, as per the judge’s orders.

According to the police, she showed no guilt for the charges she faces, with San Antonio Police Chief William McManus stating during a news conference in May: “She appeared to be dismissive and unconcerned with her son’s behavior.