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Story summary
- In Dothan, Alabama, police arrested Ted Carstiel Caldwell, 40, on January 11, 2026, in the 4 a.m. shooting that killed Brandon Layfatte Jones outside a bar.
- Witnesses described a confrontation between Jones and another individual, during which Caldwell intervened and shot Jones.
- Caldwell is a repeat offender with prior arrests for assault and drug distribution.
- He was booked into the Houston County Jail without bond.
