FORT DRUM â An argument between two Fort Drum soldiers swapping their vehicles with each other apparently led to one of them being shot to death in a wooded area in northern New Jersey.
First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller told the New Jersey Herald that the body of Cpl. Hayden A. Harris, 20, was found on Saturday in a wooded area in Byram Township, Sussex County, N.J., and a fellow soldier was taken into custody in connection with his death.Â
Pvt. Jamaal Mellish, 23, remains in the custody of Fort Drum Military Police.
Cpl. Harris was meeting with Mellish âfor some type of vehicle exchangeâ in Watertown when the meeting escalated, according to the New Jersey newspaper.
Hayden Allen Harris Photo provided by Fort Drum.
Dec 19, 2020
UPDATED: Hayden Allen Harris, a soldier from Fort Drum who was missing since Thursday, has been found dead, according to Army officials.
Harris, 20, was reported missing on Thursday and was confirmed dead on Sunday. Fort Drum issued a press release on Sunday confirming his body was found.
Army officials say the investigation into Harris s death is ongoing and foul play is suspected.
“We are devastated,” said Brigadier General Brett Funck, Acting Senior Commander, Fort Drum & the 10th Mountain Division.
“It was well known here that Corporal Harris was a great Soldier, and as we share our grief with his friends and Family, I hear again and again how he was also - and most importantly - a really wonderful, caring person. His death is a tremendous loss for his loved ones, this Division and our nation,” he said.
FORT DRUM â An argument between two Fort Drum soldiers swapping their vehicles with each other apparently led to one of them being shot to death in a wooded area in northern New Jersey.
First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller told the New Jersey Herald that the body of Cpl. Hayden A. Harris, 20, was found on Saturday in a wooded area in Byram Township, Sussex County, N.J., and a fellow soldier was taken into custody in connection with his death.Â
Pvt. Jamaal Mellish, 23, remains in the custody of Fort Drum Military Police.
Cpl. Harris was meeting with Mellish âfor some type of vehicle exchangeâ in Watertown when the meeting escalated, according to the New Jersey newspaper.
Army seeking public s help to find missing Fort Drum soldier
Staff reports
The U.S. Army is seeking information on a missing soldier from Fort Drum, officials announced Saturday.
U.S. Army Specialist Hayden Allen Harris, 20, planned to meet someone in Watertown for a vehicle transaction and hasn t been seen since, officials reported. He was last heard from between 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 and 6:30 a.m. Friday, and was driving a 2016 Ford Mustang coup with a Tennessee license plate marked BZA 826, officials said.
Harris has red hair, is approximately 210 pounds and is 6 feet, 3 inches tall, officials said. He is currently assigned to C Troop, 1-89 Calvary at Fort Drum.