Arrest made in Jasper Co. shooting stemming from argument about Facebook post, police say
Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect an arrest had been made.
A Wednesday shooting in Ridgeland that left one man injured and deputies searching for the suspected shooter was instigated by a Facebook post, police say.
Just before noon, deputies responded to Orange Grove Road and found an 18-year-old who had been shot in the shoulder, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The man told police he had gone to a home near Hummingbird Drive and Bees Creek Road to speak with a woman about a Facebook post when they began arguing.
As he was leaving the home, the woman shot a single bullet through the man’s vehicle and struck him. A front-seat passenger in the vehicle was not injured.
The suspect was identified as 26-year-old Jakeiyra Jenkins, and police say she left the scene before they arrived. Jenkins was arrested Monday morning and booked into the Jasper County Detention Center at 10:25 a.m., according to the jail log.
She faces charges of two counts of attempted murder, one count each of possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime and malicious injury to property.
The Sheriff’s Office received a report of a second shooting Wednesday afternoon in the area of Grahamville Road and Henry Lawton Road, but officers found no evidence, and people, including the person who reported the incident, would not cooperate with law enforcement, spokesperson Chief Deputy Jeff Crosby said. That area of Ridgeland near I-95 Exit 21 had multiple shootings in a short period of time earlier this year.
This story was originally published March 4, 2021 at 10:03 AM.
