Jermaine Curtis Boswell

Formal charges were filed Tuesday against the suspected shooter in the weekend slaying of a Fairfield man in what appears to be an act of road rage.

Fairfield police obtained a capital murder warrant against Jermaine Curtis Boswell, 31. He is charged in the Saturday-night shooting death of Michael Eugene Stevens. Both are from Hueytown, but police said there's no evidence the suspect and the victim knew each other.

The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the 5000 block of Gary Avenue. The shooting took place near and the American Legion Post 347, but Fairfield Police Chief Nick Dyer and American Legion patrons all said those involved in the shooting had nothing to do with the gathering happening there.

Dyer on Monday said investigators believe Stevens was the driver of a vehicle that struck another vehicle somewhere near Midfield, and then fled the scene. The driver of the vehicle that was hit then followed Stevens and his passenger to Gary Avenue, where he opened gunfire.

Stevens then crashed into two parked cars. Onlookers at the scene Saturday night said it appeared the suspect vehicle turned around, drove back by the victim's vehicle and fired again.

Witnesses said police removed Stevens from the vehicle when they arrived on the scene and he was suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. The male passenger in the car with Stevens has not been able to tell police too much about what happened.

The charge against Boswell is capital because the fatal shots were fired from a vehicle, and also into a vehicle, both of which are capital offenses. He is being transferred to the Jefferson County Jail where he will be held without bond.

Court records show Boswell was previous convicted of a felony - possession of burglary tools - and given a one-year suspended sentence. Records do not reflect any prior arrests for a violent crime.