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DAYTON - The Columbia County Prosecutor on Wednesday was expected to file first-degree murder charges against a Dayton man accused of fatally shooting his wife at the couple's home on South Third Street Sunday evening.

A new police report from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office indicates the alleged murder may have been premeditated and will help form the basis for the upgraded charges, Prosecuting Attorney Rea Culwell said on Tuesday.

"The state will be filing murder one charges tomorrow (Wednesday)," she said. "We are waiting on preliminary reports from law enforcement."

The suspect, Jo...