Man charged in Warren boy's death held in jail without bond

WARREN

A judge in Warren Municipal Court ordered this morning that Arthur A. Harper, 43, be held in the Trumbull County jail without eligibility to make bond.

The judge entered a not-guilty plea to Harper's felony child endangering charge and said Harper was not eligible for bond because he is a flight risk.

Harper is charged in the death of his girlfriend's son, Russell Cotrall, 3, who was unresponsive Saturday evening in the High Street Northeast home where he lived with Harper and his mother.

The boy died in a Cleveland hospital Wednesday of "severe head trauma," Warren police said.

Harper could face additional charges after an autopsy is conducted on the boy, police said.

Harper will remain in jail until his preliminary hearing, which will be scheduled within 10 days, judge Terry Ivanchak said.

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