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NEW YORK (AP) — A woman accused of stabbing a postal worker to
death in a New York City deli was charged Friday with murder.
Witnesses said the killing followed a quarrel over whose turn it
was to order.
Jaia Cruz, 24, was being held without bail after her arraignment
in the killing of letter carrier Ray Hodge. A message seeking
comment was left for Cruz's lawyer.
Hodge, 36, was stabbed in the chest, neck and arms Thursday
afternoon at a Harlem deli, according to a court complaint.
Police found him wounded on the floor in his postal uniform.
Another customer, Janet Rich, told the Daily News that Hodge and
Cruz argued at the sandwich counter over who was next. Rich said
she and another person tried unsuccessfully to intervene.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service said Hodge was a letter
carrier assigned to Manhattan.
Neighbors created a memorial outside his Bronx home Friday,
placing candles around his postal hat.
A resident on his postal route, Alejandro Alarcon, told the New
York Post the letter carrier extended himself to assist
customers. Alarcon said Hodge helped him check on a package
shortly before the postal employee's death.
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