Brandon Lafayette Jones, 35, was shot and killed after a parking-lot dispute in Dothan, Alabama on January 10, 2026. The altercation began as a verbal and physical confrontation over a minor parking issue in the 3600 block of Montgomery Highway in the early hours of the morning. Witnesses say a third person, 40-year-old Ted Carstiel Caldwell of Ozark, produced a firearm and shot the unarmed Jones in the upper torso. Jones was taken to a local hospital after emergency responders arrived around 4:00 AM and died shortly after.

Investigators from the Dothan Police Department and the Dale County Sheriff’s Department identified Caldwell as the suspect and obtained a murder arrest warrant the same day. Caldwell was located in Ozark at about 8:30 PM and taken into custody without incident; he was booked into the Houston County Jail and is being held without bond. Authorities note Caldwell has prior arrests in other jurisdictions, including a past arrest for murder; dispositions of those cases were not released.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact investigators. Does anyone have details about who was involved that night or witnessed the incident?