Danny Ray McCalston, 59, of Castalia, North Carolina, was killed on September 18, 2017. Deputies found him in the 7900 block of Edwards Road; he had been shot at least once and stabbed multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators treated the attack as not random. Joseph Anstead was arrested by the Nash County Sheriff’s Office on September 25, 2017, charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting and stabbing, and held in the Nash County Jail without bond. He was scheduled to appear in Nashville District Court on the charges.

The community reacted to the brutality of the incident and the quick arrest. If anyone knew Danny, his movements that day, or has information about the case, please come forward.