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Sheriff's deputy charged with murder after man shot, killed

CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. — A sheriff's deputy is in jail, charged with murder after a deadly shooting in Athens, authorities said.

According to Athens-Clarke County police, Madison County Sheriff's Deputy Winford "Trey" Terrell Adams III was arrested early Monday after a 26-year-old man was found with multiple gunshot wounds Sunday evening in the 6000 block of Old Jefferson Road.

The victim, identified as Benjamin Lloyd Cloer, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.

Adams, 32, "was off-duty and in plain clothes at the time of the incident," police said in a news release. The shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute, according to the release.

Cox Media Group National Content Desk contributed to this article.

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