Overview
- Chatham County Police announced the murder charge against Delano Middleton one week after the October 23 incident at the Walmart on Highway 80.
- Officers said the confrontation began when an 18-year-old kicked a 49-year-old man's shopping cart, leading to an altercation and stabbing.
- The 18-year-old victim died from his wounds, a death police confirmed earlier in the week.
- Authorities said Middleton will be transported to the Chatham County Detention Center.
- CCPD previously said investigators interviewed the older man and witnesses, and the department now characterizes the case as developing.