Cedric McClinton Jr., 50, is charged with murder in the Dec. 11, 2024, shooting death of 37-year-old Cornelius Terell Smith.
McClinton is also charged with attempted murder and discharging a firearm into an unoccupied vehicle, said Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit Capt. Jack Kennedy.A motive has not been disclosed.McClinton was taken into custody Feb. 5 by officers with the Kent Police Department in Washington.Investigators determined that the suspect and his girlfriend were staying in a hotel at the 22500 block of 83 Avenue South.
The department’s Crime Reduction Unit team responded to the hotel and verified he was still registered there, according to a Kent police press release issued Tuesday. As officers arrived, authorities said, McClinton noticed the police cars in the parking and quickly tried to walk away.Man wanted for questioning in reports of person shooting at people in Birmingham arrested after Bessemer chaseAlabama inmate convicted in dancer’s 1982 rape and murder to plead guilty in 1980 Boston killingIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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