Groom ‘hid surveillance footage showing the murder of his best man at his wedding after-party’
- Police say Christopher Jerome Sterling, 43, detached the DVR system from surveillance cameras after a shooting at his wedding after-party
- The shooting happened hours after the wedding at around 3am in January 2018
- Byron Jenkins, 36, died after being shot and another woman was also injured
- Sterling is alleged to have hid the footage before police arrived on scene in an attempt to hide the evidence and help the shooter avoid arrest
- Sterling was booked Tuesday for obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact to second-degree murder; the shooter has not been arrested
- Police found out about the existence of footage after receiving a tip-off in May
Police say Christopher Jerome Sterling, 43, pictured, detached the DVR system from the surveillance cameras after a shooting at his wedding after-party
A man has been accused of the murder of his best friend at his wedding in 2018.
Christopher Jerome Sterling, 43, has been arrested for obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact for second degree murder.
Byron Jenkins, 36, died after being shot in January 2018.
Another guest at the wedding, a 23-year-old woman was also shot in the shoulder and sustained non-life threatening injuries in the shooting.
According to police, Sterling was holding his ‘wedding after-party’ at the Sterling and Sterling Detail Shop when the incident occurred at around 3am.
Jenkins had been his best man at Sterling’s ceremony just hours earlier.
The shooting happened hours after the wedding at around 3am in January 2018 at the Sterling and Sterling Detail Shop, pictured. The shooting took place outside in the parking lot
Although Sterling is not accused of carrying out the shooting himself, he is alleged to have told police that his surveillance camera system was not working at the time of the shooting. He also denied seeing what happened.
Police spoke with 18 people who were present at the party following the incident for their accounts, however it wasn’t long before detectives soon received tips that the surveillance cameras were in fact working.
Sterling is alleged to have removed the DVR recorder in order to protect the identity of the gunman reports WAFB.
Almost 18 months after the shooting, police finally managed to obtain pictures of Jenkins inside the building, minutes before his death.
Byron Jenkins, 36, pictured, died after being shot and another woman was also injured. Right, part of the program from his funeral is pictured
The cameras, at the time, appeared to be in full working order.
Sterling was booked Tuesday for obstruction of justice and accessory after the fact to second-degree murder according to WBRZ.
Police have said that the person who ended up shooting Jenkins is also a friend of Sterlings but has not yet been arrested at this time.