YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania woman may spend decades in prison for the death of a woman years ago at Gifford Pinchot State Park.
Online court documents show that Jolie Harris, 44, of Delaware County, was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 22, to spend between 15 and 30 years in prison by Judge Harry Ness. Following her release, Harris will have to undergo a year of probation.
Harris had previously pled guilty in April during a hearing to a charge of causing suicide, while two other murder charges were dismissed.
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Harris was charged in the death of Lauren Gallagher, 37, who was found dead at the park near a campsite that was being rented in June 2020.
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An autopsy found that she died from “sharp force trauma to the neck,” according to the York County Coroner. Her death was ruled to be a homicide.
Harris will have to pay $13,000 in restitution to the Gallagher family and $6,500 to Victim
Compensation Assistance Program, court docs state.
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