BONIFAY, Fla. — A woman was arrested Monday for attempted murder after she said she was “going on a shooting spree, directed by ‘God’ in relation to the solar eclipse,” the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.
In addition to attempted murder, Taylon Nichelle Celestine, 22, of Georgia is also facing charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and improper discharge of a firearm, FHP said.
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The incident started in Holmes County, which is about three-and-a-half hours west of Jacksonville, and the shootings happened on Interstate 10 in neighboring Washington County, the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office said.
Celestine “checked out of a local hotel and told the staff” about her plans, FHP said.
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FHP said she was driving a purple Dodge Challenger with Georgia plates when she got on Interstate 10 westbound at the 112-mile marker.
Celestine began firing shots into another vehicle, FHP said. The driver of that car was grazed by a bullet on his arm, and hit with glass fragments from the broken window, but was able to steer away from Celestine.
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Around mile marker 107, she shot into another car and hit that driver in the neck, FHP said. That person was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Troopers found Celestine around mile marker 96 and “conducted a felony traffic stop.” In the car, they found “an AR-15 and a 9mm handgun,” the news release said.
Celestine was taken into custody and booked into the Holmes County Jail.
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