Chad Reed was convicted of killing Joseph Soule ... according to Calhoun County Detective Sgt. Joel Case. "He said they were on the porch and Joey had...he didn't say what brought any of this ...

On Friday, a grand jury found Chad Allen Reed ... Battle Creek Police Sgt. Joel Case testified that Reed claimed Soule pulled a knife on him during an argument on Oct. 7, WWMT reported.

Chad Reed's attorneys claimed self-defense during ... according to Det. Sgt. Joel Case. They were reportedly at the property for several days, and the truck was moved to a nearby abandoned garage ...

A short time later, Reed showed up at the police station. "Chad indicated that there was originally a verbal altercation between him and Joey," Case said. "He's claiming that Joey pulled a knife ...