AUBURN, Ala. — On Dec. 24, 2024, Auburn Police, with assistance from the Trussville Police Department and the Alabama State Troopers, arrested Calvin Earl McDonald Jr., age 31, from Montgomery, Alabama, on felony warrants charging him with identity theft and theft of property first degree.

The arrest stems from the Auburn Police Department receiving a report that originated at the Trussville Police Department in Trussville, Alabama. A complainant reported that a business check was mailed to the intended recipient from a location in Trussville in January 2024. While in transit, the check was stolen and altered.

Trussville Police initiated an investigation and determined that in February 2024, the check was deposited at a bank in Auburn. Calvin Earl McDonald Jr. was identified as the suspect that deposited the forged check.

After further investigation, Auburn Police obtained arrest warrants for identity theft and theft of property first degree. McDonald was located by Alabama State Troopers and arrested in obedience to the warrants. On Dec. 24, 2024, McDonald was transported to the Auburn Police Department and the warrants were executed.

McDonald was then transported to the Lee County Jail and held on a $10,000 bond.

All defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.