Man accused of stalking ex-girlfriend, crashing into her car in Baton Rouge arrested

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Baton Rouge man was arrested on Sunday, May 29, after being accused of stalking a woman and ramming her car.

According to an affidavit, officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department were called to a hit-and-run incident in the 2600 block of Coursey Boulevard on Wednesday, May 25.

When they arrived, the victim told the officers that her ex-boyfriend, Edward Berryman Jr., 36, intentionally hit her vehicle. She also shared that she has a restraining order against him.

The victim told detectives that she was leaving the hair store when Berryman blocked her car in with his black Dodge Challenger. She said she put her car in reverse and exited the parking lot. She later accused Berryman of following her through a neighborhood and ramming the driver’s side of her car. Berryman exited the vehicle after the crash, but the victim pulled off.

The affidavit states that Berryman then followed her onto Coursey Boulevard, where he hit her vehicle again, running her off the road and disabling her car. At the time of the crash, the victim’s 15-year-old child was in the passenger seat. She said she captured the collision on her dashcam.

After reviewing the dash camera footage, detectives found it supported the victim’s claims. She later explained that the relationship recently ended and that she filed the restraining order in October 2024.

While on the scene, detectives saw a Black Challenger with a missing passenger front tire. They took the vehicle in as evidence.

Berryman was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property, stalking, violation of protective orders, and a bench warrant.

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