BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — On Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, a woman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder following a 2024 shooting death, the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office announced in a press release.
The DA’s Office said Jessica Barnes Ferland, 41, was sentenced to an active term of 125 to 157 months, or about 10 to 13 years, in the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.
As News 13 previously reported from APD’s 2024 press release, the charges stem from an Oct. 3, 2024, shooting that the Asheville Police Department responded to around 12:34 a.m. at Laurel Loop in West Asheville. Officers found 26-year-old Jaquan Devaughen Bowen with a gunshot wound to the head…