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A man in Piatt County will not face murder charges

Updated: January 7, 2009
Gerald Merritt was accused of killing John Tash in mansfield. Tash`s body was found beaten and buried in a field last month. The Piatt County state`s attorney filed the motion to drop the charges but won`t say why. Merritt now faces only charges of concea

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