Woman accused of shooting drivers on Florida interstate says she was directed by God
A Georgia woman accused of wounding two drivers on a Florida interstate Monday told people God directed her to carry out the shootings "in relation to" the solar eclipse, authorities said.
A Georgia woman accused of wounding two drivers on a Florida interstate Monday told people God directed her to carry out the shootings "in relation to" the solar eclipse, authorities said.
Taylon Nichelle Celestine, 22, was stopped on Interstate 10 near mile marker 96 on a felony traffic stop after she was suspected of wounding two drivers a short time earlier, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a statement.
Before the shooting began, the highway patrol said, Celestine “had recently checked out of a local hotel and told the staff she was going on a shooting spree, directed by ‘God’ in relation to the solar eclipse.”
She was arrested and booked into the Holmes County Jail on charges of attempted murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and improper discharge of a firearm, according to the highway patrol.
An AR-15 rifle and a 9 mm handgun were recovered in the Dodge Challenger with Georgia plates that Celestine was driving, the highway patrol said.
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