NORWICH – Kyle V. Whitfied, 29, Greene, was initially arrested on March 3, 2014 by New York State Police for murder in the second degree, a class A-1 violent felony, following an investigation into a physical altercation in the Town of Smithville and the stabbing death of 33-year-old James G. Button, Jr.

When the Chenango County Grand Jury met this month, they did not indict Whitfield on the murder charge.

Whitfield was first arraigned in local court and Smithville Town Justice Jordan Lilly remanded Whitfield to the Chenango County Correctional Facility without bail.

A bail hearing was set for March 10, 2014 at the Chenango County Courthouse where Whitfield was represented by attorney Michael J. Mucci. The people were represented by Assistant District Attorney Michael Ferrarese. The matter was still in local court, as Whitfield had not been indicted by a grand jury yet.