Man Sentenced 45 Years for River Murder | Dover News

Dover News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 20, 2026 · 1m

A 26-year-old man, Ralph Harmon, just received a 45-year federal prison sentence for brutally kidnapping, assaulting, and nearly drowning an 80-year-old woman in January 2023—then trying to arrange her murder from jail while she lived in fear. He forced her into her car, stole her bank info, pushed her into freezing water, and later called her from custody, giving her address to scare her. Caught after attempting to use her card, he also had a BB gun disguised as a real firearm. Already serving life for other violent crimes, Harmon’s defense argued for 30 years citing his troubled past, but…