BYRAM TOWNSHIP, N.J. â The 16-year-old boy allegedly involved in the murder of a Fort Drum soldier in December is accused of pointing a gun at the victimâs head while he and another soldier drove him more than four hours to a wooded area in northern New Jersey before the victim was shot in the head.
The teen and another Fort Drum soldier, Pvt. Jamaal Mellish, 23, are accused of abducting Cpl. Hayden A. Harris, 20, in Glen Park and driving him some 270 miles in the corporalâs 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pickup to Byram Township, N.J., after the soldiers had apparently argued about swapping vehicles.
By CRAIG FOX | Watertown Daily Times | Published: April 29, 2021 BYRAM TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Tribune News Service) The 16-year-old boy allegedly involved in the slaying of a Fort Drum soldier in December is accused of pointing a gun at the victim s head while he and another soldier drove him more than four hours to a wooded area in northern New Jersey before the victim was shot in the head. The teen and another Fort Drum soldier, Pvt. Jamaal Mellish, 23, are accused of abducting Cpl. Hayden A. Harris, 20, in Glen Park and driving him some 270 miles in the corporal s 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pickup to Byram Township, N.J., after the soldiers had apparently argued about swapping vehicles.
BYRAM, N.J. â The teen allegedly involved in the shooting death of a Fort Drum soldier last month will be heading to New Jersey on Thursday to answer to the charges.
Byram Police Chief Kenneth Burke confirmed Wednesday that the unidentified 16-year-old boy will be extradited to New Jersey on Thursday, where he will be placed in a detention center in Morris County, N.J.
The teen, whose identity has not been made public because heâs a minor, has been in a detention center in upstate New York.
The teen and another Fort Drum soldier, Pvt. Jamaal Mellish, 23, are accused of abducting Cpl. Hayden A. Harris, 20, in Glen Park and driving him some 300 miles in the corporalâs 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pickup to Byram Township, N.J., after the soldiers had apparently argued about swapping vehicles.
BYRAM, N.J. â The accused killer of a Fort Drum soldier is in a New Jersey jail on Thursday night, where he will face murder and kidnapping charges.
Pvt. Jamaal Mellish, 23, was picked up from the Oneida County Correctional Facility on Thursday by Sussex County, N.J., law enforcement officials after waiving extradition, according to the jail in Oriskany.
Mellish is accused of abducting Cpl. Hayden A. Harris, 20, in Glen Park and driving him some 300 miles in the corporalâs 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pickup to Byram Township, N.J., after the soldiers had apparently argued about swapping vehicles.
Sgt. Guy Mariani confirmed Mellish was booked and finger printed on Thursday in the Byram Township Police Department. He was then brought to the Morris County Correctional Facility, where heâs being held.
By CRAIG FOX | The Watertown Daily Times | Published: January 7, 2021 WATERTOWN, N.Y. (Tribune News Service) A Fort Drum soldier and a 16-year-old boy accused of killing another soldier will face murder and other charges only in New Jersey, even though the alleged kidnapping occurred in the north country. Pvt. Jamaal Mellish, 23, and an unidentified teen are accused of abducting Cpl. Hayden A. Harris, 20, in Glen Park and driving him some 300 miles in the corporal s 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pickup to Byram Township, N.J., after the soldiers had apparently argued about swapping vehicles. Mellish remains in military custody in the Oneida County Correctional Facility, awaiting extradition to New Jersey. The teen is still in a detention center in upstate New York.