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South Carolina deputy charged with killing unarmed man, letting police dog maul someone else

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Treyvon Jonathan Sellers was on leave after the May 26 shooting and was fired in July .

He was chasing 43-year-old William Dwayne Rankin when Rankin crashed into a tree and ran into a nearby home.

Sellers went into the home through the back door with his police dog, which was not on a leash.

He then ordered the dog to attack without knowing who was inside.

The dog bit the homeowner, who wasn't involved in the chase and didn't know Sellers, state agents say.

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