Woman who fired shots along I-220 considered 'extreme danger to citizens of Jackson'

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A Jackson woman was handed a $2 million bond just hours after she confessed to shooting at another vehicle on I-220.

Angelic Bernard made her first appearance in Jackson Municipal Court on Wednesday where she was charged with drive-by shooting and attempted aggravated assault.

Bernard also responded to a 2023 simple assault charge in which she allegedly threw something in the face of a Wendy's restaurant employee.

“This is another example of heinous gun violence in the city of Jackson. “Fortunately, you missed and did not hit the woman you were shooting at,” Judge Jeffrey Reynolds said. “You pose an extreme danger to the citizens of Jackson, Mississippi.”

Reynolds gave Bernard a $1 million bond for the drive-by shooting and another $1 million bond for the attempted aggravated assault charge.

Bernard was also charged with several offenses including driving without a license, driving without a seatbelt and driving without insurance.

According to investigators, Bernard shot several times at a vehicle on the highway on Wednesday. Jackson police responded to the Time Saver gas station on Hanging Moss Road to speak with the victim, whose passenger door was shot.

She told police the shooter was driving a 2006 Honda Accord and provided the license plate number. Three officers from the department later located the vehicle and transported Bernard to JPD headquarters as a person of interest.

During that interview, she initially told investigators that a friend was in the car with her and fired the shots. She then claimed her boyfriend opened fire. Investigators concluded that both stories were fabricated.

“For lack of a better word, it was road rage. “I don’t think they even knew each other,” the detective said.

Reynolds says if she escapes, she will not be allowed to contact the victim in the Wendy's case or visit Wendy's locations.

A lawyer for Bernard asked for a lower bail, saying the 24-year-old McDonald's employee supports a four-year-old son and said she would be willing to subject her client to GPS monitoring.

She also told Reynolds that the bail was so high that she couldn't post it, let alone Bernard.

“Neither could I, and that’s the point,” Reynolds said. “She shot a random lady several times. To let her come out and do that again (and possibly kill someone)… She will not be under my supervision.”

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