A Fort Worth country singer is accused of fatally shooting a man while driving on East Berry Street on Monday, and he told police he thought the man was following him, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
Christopher Jerome Blanton Jr., 29, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Monday when the shooting victim was hospitalized, police said. Blanton is expected to face a murder charge now that the 32-year-old man has died, police said on Tuesday.
Blanton, a local singer known by the stage name C’ing Jerome, told police that he was on the way to his music studio at the time of the shooting, according to the affidavit supporting his arrest. Blanton’s music is an “innovative blend of country, R&B, and hip-hop,” according to his website…