John Jefferson
Insets, left to right: Joshua Demarshall Andrews (Madison County Sheriff’s Office), Glynis Jackson (Facebook). Background: Authorities responding to the area where Jackson’s body was found (WJTV).
A 31-year-old pregnant woman in Mississippi was killed trying to escape after ex-boyfriend allegedly kidnapped her from a Nissan auto plant, forced her into a car, and shot her multiple times as he fled on the interstate.
Glynis Jackson attempted to get away from her abductor by leaping from the moving vehicle and was struck and killed by another vehicle, authorities say.
The ex-boyfriend, Joshua Demarshall Andrews, has since been arrested and charged with capital murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm, authorities announced.
“This is a heinous crime that shocks the conscience of society and Andrews will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law,” Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker said in a statement following Andrews’ arrest.
According to a news release from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Andrews at about 7:30 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 27 abducted Jackson from the parking lot of the Nissan car manufacturing plant in Canton, Mississippi, which is about 25 miles north of Jackson. Deputies responded to the plant after 911 calls reported the alleged kidnapping, but Andrews had allegedly already fled the scene with Jackson in tow.
Details about the incident are scarce, but authorities said they located Jackson at the 161-mile marker on Interstate 55 in Holmes County, which is about 40 miles north of Canton. Jackson, a mother of three, had been shot “multiple times” and was pronounced dead on the scene.
Investigators said they also recovered a firearm believed to have been used in connection with the crime.
Andrews turned himself in to the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office one day after Jackson’s death.
According to a report from the Clarion Ledger, authorities later learned that Jackson was pregnant at the time of her death. The sheriff’s office told the newspaper that after learning Jackson was pregnant, an additional charge of first-degree murder of an unborn child was filed against Andrews.
While it was initially unclear whether Jackson fell, jumped, or was pushed from the vehicle, the Ledger reported that Jackson intentionally leaped from the car being driven by Andrews and was fatally struck by another vehicle.
Andrews was transported and processed at the Madison County Detention Center. He made his initial appearance in court on Jan. 28, during which a magistrate judge ordered him to be held without bond, Jackson CBS affiliate WJTV reported. Per the station, prosecutors in court argued that Andrews, who they say traveled from Georgia to Mississippi to kill Jackson, was a potential flight risk.
Andrews is no stranger to violent crimes, as records show that he was previously convicted on charges of aggravated assault and shooting into a motor vehicle. He has been out of prison since September 2022.
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