CHESTER, S.C. — The murder charges against a man accused of killing another in Caldwell have been dropped, in part due to the handling of the case by the former police chief of Chester.
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In January, police charged Willie Caldwell III with murder for the death of Corey Bennett on Steinkuehler Street.
A court document showed Police Chief Curtis Singleton originally believed the killing to be done in self-defense, but he then charged Caldwell with murder.
Singleton was fired in August over allegations that he charged Caldwell without contacting the solicitor.
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Channel 9′s partners at the Herald Report say a judge dismissed the murder charge and granted Caldwell immunity, agreeing it was self-defense.
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