Judge finds probable cause to hold woman accused of firing AR-15 at Buncombe County jail

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Buncombe County judge has found probable cause to continue holding the woman accused of firing an AR-15 in the sally port of a Buncombe County jail.

On Sunday, March 8, 19-year-old Angel Blanding was charged after police said she shot a gun while being dropped off at the Buncombe County Detention Center. According to a warrant, Blanding obtained a rifle, which was locked in a firearm rack in an APD vehicle, and fired one round, damaging two Asheville Police Department vehicles.

She was charged with discharge of a firearm, damage to property, assault on a law enforcement officer/public official with a firearm, assault on a detention employee with a firearm and resisting a public officer…

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