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Military deserter arrested on Taconic State Parkway

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The New York State Police arrested an Army deserter after a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway.

A trooper pulled over Joshua Tillinghast, 25, for speeding in the town of Claverrack on Friday.

In doing a license check, the trooper discovered that Tillinghast was wanted for desertion.

He was brought to Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn and turned over to U.S. Army military police.

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