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Manhattan 24-year-old Jaia Cruz charged with murder in the stabbing death of U.S. Postal worker Ray Hodge III after a fight in the line at a Harlem deli.

Ray Hodge III, dead. Gone. Not coming back. So I have a problem with that," Hodge's mother Ada Rice said. Rice said her family feels slighted by the sentence. "I just feel cheated.

Jaia Cruz, a 24-year-old repeat offender from New York City who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing U.S. Postal Carrier Ray Hodge III during an argument in a Harlem sandwich shop in January will ...

A community is mourning the loss of 36-year-old postal worker Ray Hodge who was stabbed and killed during a dispute in a Harlem deli on Thursday.

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.

Jaia Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter for the fatal January stabbing Ray Hodge, 36, in a dispute witnesses say started over who was next in line at a Harlem deli.

Ray Hodge III, a 36-year-old postal carrier and father of two, was fatally stabbed while waiting in line at a Harlem deli, allegedly over a dispute about his place in line.

Hodge's mother speaks out. Hodge's family members said they were hoping for a stiffer sentence. "In 15 years, her life goes on. Ray Hodge III, dead. Gone.