14 News, The Tri-State's News and Weather Leader-Local double murderer strikes plea deal
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A man accused of setting fire to a home and killing kids has struck a plea deal.
James P. Harrison entered a guilty plea to two counts of murder and being a habitual offender.
He was sentenced to 150 years in prison.
Harrison was originally sentenced to the death penalty in 1991 for the arson deaths of Tia Forsee and Jordan Hanmore.
The kids were killed in 1989.
That conviction was overturned in 2005. Harrison will not eligible for parole until he is 117 years old.
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