Texas recording artist C’ing Jerome, who blends country and hip-hop to pioneer a style he calls “hood country,” is facing murder charges after admitting to shooting and killing a stranger on Monday, Aug. 18.
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The 29-year-old musician, whose real name is Christopher Jerome Blanton Jr., told police he believed the victim, Cody Davontae Scott, had been following him.
C’ing Jerome Told Police He Felt Threatened By Victim
Just before 3 p.m. Monday, C’ing Jerome was apparently driving to his music studio when he noticed a gray car at a gas station off East Berry Street in Fort Worth. He spotted the same vehicle ahead of him moments later…