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Port Jervis man indicted in woman's slashing death, arson

David Stevenson

Photo credit: Handout | David Stevenson

Five days after Tyrochelle Haughton was buried, authorities identified a Port Jervis man as the killer who allegedly slashed her throat and set fire to her house to try to cover up the grisly death.

Prosecutors on Tuesday unsealed an indictment charging David Stevenson, 38, with second-degree murder, manslaughter and arson.

When firefighters arrived at the Mountain Avenue home Stevenson...

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