Found Deceased Hayden Allen Harris, 20, Fort Drum, 18 Dec 2020

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Fort Drum seeks help finding 20-year-old soldier

U.S. Army officials at Fort Drum and from the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division are asking for help in locating Spc. Hayden Harris, a 20-year-old soldier, according to the base’s Facebook page.

The soldier is not under criminal investigation, according to Fort Drum’s public affairs office.

Harris, who is about 6 feet, 3 inches and 210 pounds, was last heard from between 8 p.m. Thursday and 6:30 a.m. Friday, according to a news release from U.S. Army CID.

The specialist was headed to Watertown “for some type of vehicle transaction and has not been seen since,” the release states. It wasn’t immediately clear why Army officials were looking for Harris.

Harris was driving a red 2016 Ford Mustang with Tennessee plates, BZA 826.


Officials have made a poster with Harris’s photo. It asks anyone who saw Harris or his red 2016 Ford Mustang to contact officials at 315-772-5417, 315-774-8477 or 315-786-2601.


Information may also be submitted at www.cid.army.mil/report-a-crime.html.

 

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Search underway for missing Fort Drum soldier

 

[swedeheart]

I do not like it that so many of our soldiers go missing. They should be better protected!

 

[indicolite22]

Unfortunately he has been found deceased.

UPDATE: We are sad to report that Hayden Harris has been found deceased, our thoughts and prayers are with Harris’s family and friends. Harris was just 20 years old and was a class of 1998 Graduate of McNairy Central Highschool and was a native of McNairy County.

Selmer Police Department

 

[andalso]

Unfortunately he has been found deceased.

UPDATE: We are sad to report that Hayden Harris has been found deceased, our thoughts and prayers are with Harris’s family and friends. Harris was just 20 years old and was a class of 1998 Graduate of McNairy Central Highschool and was a native of McNairy County.

Selmer Police Department

A tragedy. My thoughts are with his loved ones.

I reported to a mod to change to found deceased because I am not sure how to do that.

 

[YaYa_521]

Rest in peace, Hayden.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Foul play is suspected.

Missing Fort Drum soldier found dead

 

[Orgona]

Foul play is suspected.

Missing Fort Drum soldier found dead

From the article above:

According to officials, Harris went missing after going to Watertown, about 15 miles south of the base, on Thursday to perform a transaction involving a vehicle. The 2016 Ford Mustang Harris was reportedly driving before his disappearance has been recovered, officials said.

I don’t like the sound of that.

 

[Wild Rose]

Prayers for his friend and family. How awful at the holidays. Found by firefighters. Not far from Rt 80/206.

 

[realanastasia]

Unfortunately he has been found deceased.

UPDATE: We are sad to report that Hayden Harris has been found deceased, our thoughts and prayers are with Harris’s family and friends. Harris was just 20 years old and was a class of 1998 Graduate of McNairy Central Highschool and was a native of McNairy County.

Selmer Police Department

That has to be an egregious error in the dates—no way he was 20 years old and a 1998 high school grad (I graduated in 1997 and am twice that age)!

 

[NoSI]

Another soldier will be charged in Corporal Harris's death.

REPORT: NJ prosecutors will charge soldier in CPL Hayden Harris’ death

 

[scapa]

Jeez Louise. Sorry to hear about yet another case involving a soldier, and awful news for the family.

 

[swedeheart]

Missing Fort Drum soldier found fatally shot, fellow soldier in custody | Daily Mail Online

RIP, Sir.

 

[PommyMommy]

DEC 21, 2020
Soldier in custody following death of Fort Drum GI, investigators say - CNN
[...]

An investigation into the death of Cpl. Hayden Allen Harris is ongoing, the US Army's Criminal Investigation Command said in a news release Sunday.

[...]

Jamaal Mellish, 23, also a US Army soldier, is awaiting formal charges in the case, the Byram Township Police Department in New Jersey said Monday. It was unclear whether Mellish has an attorney.

Police said that a juvenile was also involved, but that no further information could be shared.

According to police, the Byram Township Fire Department on Saturday afternoon discovered debris alongside a roadway as well as snow that appeared to have blood on it. Upon further investigation, officials found an umbrella, sneakers and paperwork from an alleged car sale between Harris and Mellish.

[...]

Harris, from Guys, Tennessee, was posthumously promoted to the rank of corporal and awarded the Army Commendation Award, according to a news release from Fort Drum. He joined the Army in March 2019 and completed training at Fort Benning, Georgia, before arriving at Fort Drum. He was assigned to the C Troop, 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, at Fort Drum.

[...]

 

[Wild Rose]

After joining the army in March, 2019, Col. Hayden Harris received awards and ribbons in that short time. He will be missed by everyone that he worked so hard to keep safe.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Jamaal Mellish, 23, and the unidentified teenager face felony murder, kidnapping and second-degree weapons charges, according to the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office.

Mellish was also charged with third-degree suppression of evidence.
Soldier, 16-year-old charged in death of Fort Drum corporal found shot, buried under snow | Sports Grind Entertainment

 

[YaYa_521]

Jamaal Mellish, 23, and the unidentified teenager face felony murder, kidnapping and second-degree weapons charges, according to the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office.

Mellish was also charged with third-degree suppression of evidence.
Soldier, 16-year-old charged in death of Fort Drum corporal found shot, buried under snow | Sports Grind Entertainment

Investigators said that Mellish was supposed to exchange a Ford Mustang with Harris for a Chevy pickup truck. The two had had a previous transaction, police said.

According to a Sussex County assistant prosecutor, authorities believe Mellish “abducted” Harris during the planned vehicle exchange.