“I hope he’s maggot food,” Jaia Cruz, 24, told detectives in a statement recorded at the 28th Precinct stationhouse hours after the Jan. 2 stabbing, according to court documents. “I killed ...

Jaia Cruz, 24, has been charged with the murder of Ray Hodges, 36, after the two got into an argument at a New York City deli on January 2.

Jaia Cruz, the 6-foot-4-inch suspect also known as Alvin, allegedly started an argument with 36-year-old postal carrier Ray Hodge III as they stood in line to order lunch sandwiches on Jan. 2.

A packed courtroom greeted Jaia Cruz, 24, after she was indicted on a second-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of USPS postman Ray Hodges, 36, who prosecutors said confronted her about ...

Jaia Cruz, 24, is scheduled to be arraigned in Lower Manhattan. She allegedly stabbed 36-year-old Ray Hodge after the two argued over who was first at the deli counter on Jan. 2. ‘It’s scary’: Postal ...

Jaia Cruz, 24, is scheduled to be arraigned in Lower Manhattan. She allegedly stabbed 36-year-old Ray Hodge after the two argued over who was first at the deli counter on Jan. 2. ‘It’s scary ...

But the media is complicit in this ruse. Hiding Gascón’s career history correlates to local New York media’s hiding the identity of Jaia Cruz, 24, who killed a man in a delicatessen line and ...

Jaia Cruz, 24, was arraigned in court in Manhattan Thursday. Cruz is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 36-year-old Ray Hodge, a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.