Jury convicts Middletown man in drug beating death

A Goshen jury returned a guilty verdict Monday for a Middletown man who was accused in a drug-related beating death. The jury convicted 29-year-old James Harris of kidnapping, murder and tampering with

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Jury convicts Middletown man in drug beating death

A Goshen jury returned a guilty verdict Monday for a Middletown man who was accused in a drug-related beating death. The jury convicted 29-year-old James Harris of kidnapping, murder and tampering with

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