Woman fired gun in Buncombe Detention Facility detainee entrance

Angel Blanding has been charged for damaging two Asheville Police Department vehicles after firing a gun at the Buncombe County jail’s sally port, an outside contained area where detainees are moved from transport to intake.

The incident occurred just before 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 7. No one was hurt.

Blanding was able to access a weapon even though it was locked in a firearm rack in the front of the vehicle transporting her. The jail was put on lockdown as part of standard procedure…

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