System Failure: Long Rap Sheet, Still on the Streets, Now Two Dead

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A manhunt was underway Wednesday morning for Jamel McGriff, who is wanted in the deaths of Frank Olton, 76, and his wife, Maureen Olton, 77. Authorities said McGriff went to the couple’s home Monday morning, claiming that his cellphone battery was dead and that he needed a place to charge it.

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At the time of the killings, McGriff was out on parole after having served 16 years for a 2006 robbery, police said. Tisch said he has a “lengthy, violent” criminal history that dates back 30 years.

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He was wanted by New York police in connection with robberies that occurred in Manhattan over the summer. In July, he committed an armed robbery at a GameStop, police alleged. A month later, he is alleged to have tried to rob a Verizon store employee. Police alleged that McGriff asked to see merchandise before he forced the worker into a back room. The employee noticed that the firearm McGriff had appeared to be fake and fought him off, authorities said.

He also failed to register as a sex offender in November, which should have violated his parole, Tisch said.

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