BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) — The Buncombe County Detention Center was placed under lockdown over the weekend after a woman was able to access a gun while in police custody.
According to the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday.
Officials said the Asheville Police Department was in the process of dropping off detainee Angel Blanding at the sally port of the jail when she accessed a gun and fired a shot…