Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 28, 2021
WELLSTON, MO – The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s office today issued six felony charges against a Pine Bluff, Ark. man in connection with a Christmas Eve double shooting that left one man dead and another injured in Wellston.
Cedric Maxwell, Jr., 28, is charged with Murder–First Degree, three counts of Armed Criminal Action, Robbery–First Degree, and Assault–First Degree. He is being held on a $1 million bond, no 10 percent payment option.
Around 1:30 a.m., Friday, December 24, officers from the North County Police Cooperative and the Major Case Squad responded to the corner of Martin Luther King Dr. and Ogden Ave. to investigate a double shooting that stemmed from an apparent robbery. One man, Derrick Brookfield, was pronounced deceased at the scene. A second man was conveyed to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Investigators developed information leading to the arrest of Maxwell, who confessed to the crime. A second, unidentified accomplice remains at-large and is not believed to be in the St. Louis area.
Anyone with information relative to this incident or the second suspect is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477).
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Media Contact
Val Joyner, Public Information Officer
Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis
314-357-1724
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