Irate Mom Turns Off Kids' TV with Her Rifle

A mother upset with her children’s TV viewing habits turned off the TV they were watching — with a rifle — according to police.

Jennifer S. Ullery, 40, of Algonquin, shot the 50-inch flatscreen with a .22-caliber rifle because she didn’t like the program on at the time — a Primus music video — and didn’t like how much TV her 6, 11 and 15 year old children were watching, the Northwest Herald reported.

Ullery, of the 3000 block of Talaga Drive, appeared in court Monday and pleaded not guilty to one felony count of discharge of a firearm, three misdemeanor counts of endangering the life of a child and one misdemeanor count of possessing a firearm without a valid FOID card.

The TV shooting took place on Jan. 20, according to police, as the three kids were sitting on the couch. The shooting was reported to police by the Department of Children and Family Services about three weeks later. When police visited, Ullery invited them inside, reports the Daily Herald.

“Mom didn’t say anything, she just walked into the room and started shooting the TV,” Algonquin Deputy Police Chief Andrew Doles said.

DCFS has made a decision that will allow Ullery to keep custody of her children on the condition that all weapons are removed from the home.

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