Fort Drum soldier to be charged with murder in death of fellow soldier (reports)
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
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A Fort Drum soldier will be charged with murder in the shooting death of a fellow soldier, according to multiple reports.
U.S. Army Cpl. Hayden Harris, 20, was found dead Saturday in a wooded area in Byram Township, N.J., after being reported missing. Sussex County First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller said Sunday that another soldier was being held in Upstate New York where he is awaiting an extradition hearing to New Jersey.
CBS reports the other soldier has been identified as Jamaal Mellish, who was also stationed at Fort Drum.
By GEOFF HERBERT | syracuse.com | Published: December 21, 2020 SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Tribune News Service) A Fort Drum soldier will be charged with murder in the shooting death of a fellow soldier, according to multiple reports. U.S. Army Cpl. Hayden Harris, 20, was found dead Saturday in a wooded area in Byram Township, N.J., after being reported missing. Sussex County First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller said Sunday that another soldier was being held in Upstate New York where he is awaiting an extradition hearing to New Jersey. CBS reports the other soldier has been identified as Jamaal Mellish, who was also stationed at Fort Drum.
Missing Fort Drum Soldier Is Found Dead in New Jersey
A dispute over a car swap appeared to have played a role in the killing of Cpl. Hayden Allen Harris. A fellow soldier was expected to be charged in connection with his death, the authorities said.
Cpl. Hayden Allen Harris was found dead in Sussex County, N.J., on Saturday, days after he was last seen near Fort Drum, N.Y.Credit.U.S. Army
Dec. 20, 2020
Two Fort Drum soldiers’ plans to exchange cars late last week ended with one soldier dead in a remote part of New Jersey and the other arrested and expected to face murder and kidnapping charges, officials said.
Body of Missing Fort Drum Soldier Found, Foul Play Suspected
The body of a missingsoldier from the Fort Drum military base in upstate New York has been found in a remote area of New Jersey, and foul play is suspected, the US Army’s Criminal Investigation Command said in a release Sunday.
Cpl. Hayden Allen Harris, 20, who was last heard from between 8 p.m. on Thursday and 6:30 a.m. on Friday in upstate New York, was meeting someone in Watertown “for some type of vehicle transaction” at the time of his disappearance, according to Army CID.
“According to law enforcement officials, foul play is suspected,” the statement said.
Missing Fort Drum soldier, 23, is found shot dead after being kidnapped by fellow soldier, 20, and driven 270 miles from New York to New Jersey following argument over a pickup truck
Missing Fort Drum soldier Cpl. Hayden Harris, 20, was found dead on Saturday suffering a gunshot wound in Byram Township, New Jersey
He was last heard from late Thursday into early Friday after he left Fort Drum for Watertown, New York for a vehicle transaction
Soldier Jamaal Mellish, 23, who he was slated to meet, was arrested in his death
The two soldiers had met to discuss a disagreement over a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck