Jaia Cruz, 24 — who ruthlessly killed USPS worker Ray Hodges in January — was let off with the light sentence after striking a plea deal, infuriating relatives of Hodges.

Jaia Cruz admits stabbing postal worker to death in Harlem deli, gets 15 years Jaia Cruz appears in Manhattan Supreme Court Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Manhattan. (Barry Williams / New York Daily ...

The knife-wielding suspect accused of fatally stabbing a postal service worker in a New York City deli during an argument over who was next in line has a violent criminal history. Jaia Cruz, who ...

The woman accused of fatally stabbing a postal worker at a Harlem deli pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter Wednesday as part of a plea deal.

Jaia Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally stabbing USPS worker Roy Hodge at a Harlem bodega earlier this year. Steven Hirsch But Hodge’s mom said she was left stunned when Manhattan ...

“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.

Jaia Cruz, 24, indicted in stabbing murder of US mailman Ray Hodge III on his lunch break at a Manhattan deli earlier this month.

The altercation turned deadly when the woman, identified as 24-year-old Jaia Cruz, allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed Hodges in the stomach.

Jaia Cruz was arrested at least five times before the attack, according to reports.© Christopher Sadowski A postal worker was stabbed and killed inside a deli in Harlem just before 3pm Thursday ...

Police said they arrested Jaia Cruz, 24, of Manhattan, on a first-degree murder charge in connection to the killing.

The knife-wielding transgender woman who viciously stabbed a postal worker to death in a Harlem deli earlier this year was sentenced Thursday to 15 years behind bars. Jaia Cruz, 24 — who ...