Georgia deputy charged with murder for off-duty shooting
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been charged with murder in connection with an off-duty domestic shooting.
News outlets report Madison County Deputy Winford “Trey” Terrell Adams was taken into custody at the scene of the shooting Sunday evening in Athens.
In a statement, Athens-Clarke County police say the 32-year-old Adams killed 26-year-old Benjamin Lloyd Cloer during a domestic dispute. Cloer was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at a hospital.
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