The man suspected of shooting another man multiple times after a road rage altercation in Hastings Thursday afternoon, kept firing while the victim was already wounded and on the ground, witnesses said.
Marveno Scriven and Charles Bradley Jr. pulled into the parking lot of the Kangaroo gas station where witnesses say they heard the two vehicles collide.
Both men exited their vehicles and started arguing. Scriven then pulled out a gun and started firing at Bradley and continued to shoot even after Bradley was lying on the ground, according to the arrest report.
Bradley remains in critical condition while Scriven is in County Jail on charges of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
St. Johns detectives received a call two hours after the shooting from Scriven’s mother-in-law, who said she had been contacted by Scriven about the incident. Detectives then contacted Scriven by phone and he allegedly admitted to being the shooter claiming he acted in “self-defense.”
Scriven agreed to meet with detectives at his home, saying he would tell his side of the story and turn over the weapon used in the shooting. He told detectives he took his vehicle to East Palatka where he hid it behind a mobile home.
The arrest report shows Scriven claims he was driving home from work when he passed the white pickup truck belonging to Bradley, and was then followed aggressively by the man in the truck. Scriven pulled out his gun from the glove box when he started to get concerned about Bradley’s behavior.
Scriven claims Bradley charged him after both men exited their vehicles at the Kangaroo, and he tried to get back into his car but Bradley blocked his way. Scriven pushed Bradley away from the car and fired multiple shots. He did not admit to shooting Bradley while the man was already on the ground.
Detectives determined Scriven revealed “an apparent consciousness of guilt” by hiding his vehicle after the shooting.
Criminal history shows Scriven has a prior felony for burglary in South Carolina, and he was convicted in 2005.
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