Fort Drum soldier, teen charged in death of Army corporal
The Associated Press
BYRAM, N.J. — A Fort Drum soldier and a 16-year-old boy have been charged in the murder and kidnapping of a 20-year-old soldier found buried under snow in northern New Jersey.
Pvt. Jamaal Mellish and the 16-year-old boy, whose identity has not been released, were charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, second-degree weapons charges in the death of Cpl. Hayden Harris, the New Jersey Herald reported. Harris’ body was found in Byram Township, according to the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Harris, of Guys, Tennessee, had been stationed at Fort Drum in New York since July 2019. Family friend Claire Hallissy said Harris was known in his hometown as “Opie†for his red hair, his infectious smile and his one passion: to join the U.S. Army.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/12/29/fort-drum-soldier-teen-charged-in-death-of-army-corporal/
