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Hahn Memorial Fund established

Funeral services have been set for Friday for Jason "Jay" Hahn, and a memorial fund has been set up at a local bank to provide assistance with funeral expenses.

The body of the 22-year-old Andreas resident who was staying with a family in Tamaqua was found Saturday night in a wooded area along Silver Creek Road in Blythe Township.He had been hit on the head with a metal pole. After an autopsy Monday, Schuylkill County coroner David Moylan said the cause of death was blunt-force trauma to the head and the manner is homicide.Ethan Michael Sullivan, 20, has admitted to the crime, according to police.He is being charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, robbery, simple assault, theft by unlawful taking, and recklessly endangering another person.The affidavit of probable cause notes that Sullivan had driven to 557 Blue Mountain Road in West Penn Township at approximately 1 a.m. on June 15. There, he became involved in a conversation with Hahn. Both men then left the home in Sullivan's Jeep and traveled to a wooded location in Blythe Township, north of New Philadelphia.At some point, Sullivan took a metal bar from the Jeep and struck Hahn in the head several times, police said.When the victim fell to the ground, Sullivan then removed $54 in cash, Hahn's ID and several other cards from his wallet.He also removed the battery from the victim's cellphone as well as Hahn's sneakers. The victim was wrapped in a blue tarp and tossed down an embankment.Several logs were placed on top of the tarp.Sullivan then attempted to burn the Jeep and fled the area.Donations can be made to: Jason J. Hahn Memorial Fund, c/o Wells Fargo Bank, 17 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, Pa. 18252.See Hahn's obituary on Page 4.

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