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Accused killer in last-minute conference with prosecutors
UPDATED: XENIA — The Yellow Springs man set to go to trial today, July 13, for the alleged bludgeoning death of his childhood friend agreed to a last minute plea deal with prosecutors. More: Yellow Springs killer agrees to plea deal
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XENIA — Jury selection is expected to begin this morning, July 13, in the murder trial of a Yellow Springs man accused of killing a long-time friend by striking him over the head with an ashtray.
Phillip K. Cordell was arrested after Yellow Springs police investigated the murder of Timothy Harris for four years. During the police inquiry, Cordell was locked up in the Madison Correctional Institution for an unrelated burglary charge.
As he was preparing to leave prison, police arrested Cordell and a few days later he was indicted for murder by a Greene County grand jury. Cordell and Greene County prosecutors were in a last-minute conference just after 9 a.m. Monday and jury selection is expected to begin later today.
At trial prosecutors are expected to introduce evidence against Cordell, including statements he made to police and Harris’ blood that was found on the coat Cordell was wearing when he was arrested. Harris’ murder was a mystery to much of the Yellow Springs community during the four years police investigated, but officers who worked on the case said he was always a suspect.
Prosecutors also believe Cordell took Harris’ 1987 Toyota Celica to a Xenia scrap yard in December 2004 just days before his body was discovered in a Yellow Springs home. Prosecutors have declined to discuss a motive for the killing. Cordell has past convictions for drug possession, domestic violence and burglary.
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By Akingu
July 17, 2009 1:44 PM | Link to this
You know, YS USED to be a beautiful place but now, unfortunately, it’s over-run with fggots, dkes, n*ggers and dope-dealing mexican M-13 scum. Geeee…..I just gots ta love all dat di-versi-tah! where would we be wiff out it??
By socialismdoesnotwork
July 20, 2009 10:53 PM | Link to this
YS is just another example of the natural progression of socialist ideals, from liberalism to anarchy. Diversity is just a cover for lack of responsibility.
By Renee from VA
July 21, 2009 2:11 PM | Link to this
Akingku, u can move 2 a place where the only “diversitah” u encounter will b the different shades of red on ur poor white trash a** necks! How beautiful can America b “wiff” out ignorant bastards such as urself spewing (look it up n the dictionary) such hateful nonsense?
By I agree
November 17, 2009 12:37 PM | Link to this
Renee, I’m still trying to figure out why someone from VA is bored enough to be reading about YS, OH. Have you been to YS? As Akingu stated, it USED to be a beautiful place and it is overrun with all of the aforementioned. Also, as socialismdoesnotwork added, it is a result of their liberal positions. The town has become the slums of Greene Co. YOU are the ignorant bastard, great ASSumption about Akingu being poor and white. Perhaps you should stick to your own regions problems, like a cure for mountain dew mouth.