Hephzibah woman shoots into Columbia County hotel

Ashlee Jackson

Date: March 30, 2025

A Hephzibah woman was locked up late Friday for allegedly firing a gun into a Columbia County hotel room that was occupied by three people.

Ashlee Nicole Jackson, 27, was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, one count for each person that was inside of the room at the Quality Inn Augusta West at 4073 Jimmie Dyess Parkway, according to warrants.

There were no reports of injury, but authorities said Jackson “discharged a 9mm firearm one time through wall of the hotel and into the room.” The bullet becoming lodged in the back wall of the hotel room.

A motive was unclear. An arrest report says Jackson was employed next door at the Comfort Inn & Suites at 4071 Jimmie Dyess Parkway.

Jackson remained Saturday night at the Columbia County Detention Center under a $75,300 bond.

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The Author

Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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