A Jessieville woman was arrested Thursday after allegedly shooting at her female neighbor who was spraying weed killer on the fence line between their two properties.
Jacqueline Hennick, 55, of 387 Kevin Road, was taken into custody shortly after 2 p.m. and charged with a felony count of aggravated assault, punishable by up to six years in prison.
She was later released on a $2,500 bond and is set to appear June 22 in Garland County District Court.
According to the probable cause affidavit, the victim told Garland County sheriff's deputies she was on her property at 343 Kevin Road and was spraying weed killer on the fence line that separates her property from that of her neighbor, identified as Hennick. As she got closer to the pond that is on both their properties, she heard Hennick say, "Can I help you?"
She said she ignored Hennick and continued spraying and heard Hennick repeat the question. She said she looked up and saw Hennick standing on her back porch with either a rifle or shotgun pointed at her.
She said Hennick raised the gun in the air and fired it, but she continued spraying the weed killer and moving toward the pond. She said she heard five more shots fired from the back porch and saw one bullet impact the ground 2 feet from her.
The victim's husband was reportedly present during the incident and recorded it on his cellphone. He said he heard six shots from the area of Hennick's back porch and that two bullets hit the ground near his wife, including one 2 feet from her leg.
He said at that point he told his wife to stop spraying and "come back to the house."
Deputies reportedly reviewed footage from the couple's outdoor security camera and could see the victim spraying the fence and moving toward the pond. The affidavit notes there was no audio on the recording but you could see the husband "react by pulling out his cellphone and recording."
Investigators reviewed a 911 call reportedly made by Hennick and noted during the course of the call Hennick stated her neighbor was "spraying poison into the pond." She also allegedly stated law enforcement needed to arrive quickly or she was "about to do something illegal."
Local on 05/09/2020