"NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, in announcing the arrest, said the suspect identified as Jamel McGriff had been apprehended in Midtown Manhattan after being spotted by officers in the area. Jamel McGriff was taken into custody a short time ago by the NYPD. He was spotted in Midtown Manhattan by eagle-eyed cops who didn't hesitate before jumping into action, Tisch wrote. Police sources say he was arrested in Times Square while using the victim's credit cards."
"When firefighters arrived, they put out the blaze but found two seniors dead.Photo via Google Maps Police believe he spent the next five hours torturing 77-year-old Frank Olton and 78-year-old Maureen Olton before he set fires to their bodies. Frank Olton was later found tied to a support beam in the basement with a bungee cord, while his wife was discovered severely burned on the first floor."
Jamel McGriff was apprehended in Midtown Manhattan after being spotted by officers and reportedly using the victims' credit cards in Times Square. A citywide manhunt followed after McGriff allegedly knocked on Frank and Maureen Olton's Bellerose, Queens door to charge his phone, then a fire engulfed their home around 3:20 p.m. on Sept. 8. Firefighters found both seniors dead; police say McGriff allegedly tortured the 77- and 78-year-olds for five hours and set fires to their bodies. Surveillance footage and a positive identification by his parole officer linked McGriff to the killing. McGriff had been on parole for a 2006 first-degree robbery conviction and failed to register after serving over 16 years.
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