Jillian Wuestenberg
Jillian Wuestenberg
Jillian Wuestenberg is an American woman from Clarkston, Michigan. Wuestenberg and her husband, Eric, were arrested for pulling a handgun on an African American woman in a Chipotle parking lot in Orion Township, Michigan, on July 1, 2020.
In the Media
Viral Video
Viral video of an assault
Full interview with Jillian Wuestenberg charged with assault in viral Orion Twp.
The video, posted by Takela Hill on July 1, 2020, shows an interaction during which Hill claims Jillian Wuestenberg had just bumped into her 15-year-old daughter.
Wuestenberg claimed she was being blocked from entering her car before her husband, Eric Wuestenberg, was seen on video helping usher her into the vehicle.
The couple and Hill argued and exchanged racial accusations before Hill appeared to move behind the couple's vehicle.
Hill says the couple tried hitting her as they reversed out of their parking spot.
Jillian Wuestenberg accuses Hill of striking her car.
Jillian Wuestenberg then exited the car and brandished a gun, pointing it at Hill several times.
Interview with WXYZ
"Within moments, a second or two, I had multiple people within two feet of me and I just remember thinking, 'I am not going home tonight,'" she said while crying.
"So, you felt like you had no choice but to pull the gun?" 7 Action News Reporter Jim Kiertzner asked.
"I grew up around lots of handguns, lots of rifles," Jillian said.
"They are just everyday part of life.
It was just something that was there."
"You're seen chambering the bullet," Kiertzner said.
"That means business."