Maurice M. McCauley, a 33-year-old man, was at a gathering with family and friends in Anniston, Alabama, on the evening of August 18, 2021. The get-together turned tragic when gunfire erupted, fatally wounding McCauley. Two other people were also injured in the shooting, which shattered a summer night and left a community in search of answers.
For nearly two years, the Anniston Police Department and the Calhoun County Major Crimes Unit investigated the homicide. Investigators worked to piece together the events of that night, eventually identifying two local men as the primary suspects in the fatal shooting.
The investigation culminated in the spring of 2023 with the arrests of two Anniston residents. On April 10, 2023, authorities took 21-year-old Cederick Lamon Woolverton into custody. The second suspect, 26-year-old Angelo Terry Smith, was already incarcerated at the Calhoun County Jail on unrelated charges since March 1, 2023. Both men were charged with the murder of Maurice McCauley. At the time of the arrests, authorities indicated that further charges related to the other two victims were being considered.
Following the arrests, the case against the two men moved forward. One of the suspects was subsequently brought to trial before Judge Kechia Davis. The trial resulted in a conviction on a reduced charge. With this legal outcome, the case of Maurice McCauley's death is now considered solved.
