Overview

• Christopher Jerome Blanton Jr., 29, known as C’ing Jerome, was arrested after Monday’s shooting near East Berry Street and South Edgewood Terrace.
• The driver who was shot, 32-year-old Cody Davontae Scott, crashed into a pole and died at the hospital the next day.
• Blanton told investigators he thought he was being followed and fired after seeing what he believed was the end of a pistol.
• An arrest affidavit cites a passenger who says Blanton told him to lean back before opening fire and that Scott was not visible through heavily tinted windows, with other witnesses disputing any threat.
• Blanton faces a murder count and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, is in custody, and news outlets cite differing bond amounts ($30,000 vs. $150,000) as the investigation continues.