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Repeat Offender Arrested for Bar Shooting in Dothan

1/11/2026

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  • 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.