BELLEROSE, Queens (PIX11) — The intercourse offender parolee hunted for killing a Queens couple of their house Monday was indicted earlier this 12 months for violating his parole, however he was by no means despatched again to jail, in line with regulation enforcement sources.
Jamel McGriff, 42, was supposed to point out up on the NYPD Intercourse Offender Monitoring Unit each 90 days after he was convicted for sexually assaulting a 23-year-old girl throughout a retailer theft in Manhattan in 2005, in line with police and sources.
The suspect was convicted in 2006 and spent 16 years in jail earlier than he was launched a few years in the past.
McGriff confirmed up on the unit in April 2024 however skipped the July 2024 look. Authorities then found he moved to Creston Avenue within the Bronx with out notifying them, which was a parole violation, sources mentioned.
He was charged within the Bronx for violating the situation of his launch and appeared in court docket in November 2024, sources mentioned.
He was then indicted in Could 2025 for failure to vary his deal with, however was launched with out bail on the court docket look, in line with the Bronx District Lawyer’s Workplace. The case was adjourned 3 times after that.
Whereas he was out, McGriff allegedly robbed two Manhattan shops in July and August, police mentioned. He confirmed up on the intercourse offender unit in August, however it was unclear if he was but a suspect in these incidents, sources mentioned.
The NYPD continues to be looking for McGriff after authorities discovered 76-year-old Frank Olton and his 77-year-old spouse, Maureen Olton, useless of their burnt-down Bellerose house on 254th Road on Monday afternoon.
In a press convention on Tuesday, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch mentioned the suspect had been going from door to door, asking for help, claiming his telephone battery had died.
He was initially denied entrance on the first house, so he moved to a second home, which was the Olton house. Surveillance video confirmed him talking with a person on the second home, who allowed him into the yard, police mentioned.
McGriff was seen coming into the rear door at round 10:18 a.m. and exiting at round 3:08 p.m. The couple was discovered useless inside the house after officers responded to the hearth reported by a member of the family, police mentioned.
The Olton’s paramedic son was a part of the emergency personnel crew that responded to the scene, sources mentioned.
Frank Olton was discovered tied to a pole within the basement with a number of stab wounds. His spouse was discovered burned past recognition.
There isn’t any identified connection between McGriff and the victims, police mentioned.
McGriff was final seen on surveillance video on Tuesday, pawning cell telephones at 384 Fordham Rd. within the Bronx, police mentioned. He was seen carrying a black t-shirt.
There have been no arrests as of Wednesday.
Submit tricks to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers cell app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then coming into TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are requested to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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