HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. — The family of a suburban New York man learned his ex-girlfriend had been arrested on a murder charge while they were preparing for his funeral.
Haverstraw (HAV'-ur-straw) police say 23-year-old Jody-Ann Hemmings of New York City was arrested Thursday on second-degree murder and arson charges.
Jason Ognenoff was found dead in his burning apartment on Aug. 18.
Hemmings' mother, Desrine Messam, tells the Journal News (http://bit.ly/p0b2be ) that that she doesn't think her daughter is capable of such a crime.
Authorities allege that Hemmings hit Ognenoff with a figurine, stabbed him with a steak knife, and then put lighted candles on the floor and closed the door.
The funeral was scheduled Thursday for Ognenoff, who worked as a pharmacy clerk.
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