Arthur Harper found guilty in death of 3-year-old

WARREN — A jury deliberated an hour this afternoon before finding Arthur Harper guilty of murder, felonious assault and child endangering in the death or Russell Cottrill, 3.

The jury in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court heard two full days of testimony, much of it from Warren Police Detective Nick Carney and a recorded interview Carney had with Harper.

Hours into the interview, Harper confessed he used a wrestling move on Russell called a piledriver that went wrong.

Harper, 45, of High Street Northeast, told the detective and then his common-law wife that he made a “mistake” while “play rasslin’” with Russell that caused Russell’s head to hit the floor Nov. 28, 2015, in their home.

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