Jeremy Allen, of East Quogue, charged with murder, Suffolk police say
An East Quogue man was arrested Saturday night after a friend was found dead in his backyard earlier in the day, Suffolk police said.
Jeremy Allen, 43, of Oakville Avenue, was charged with second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of Christopher Hahn, 43, of Hampton Bays, according to a news release.
Investigators said Southampton Town Police responded to a 911 call reporting a man found dead at 9:52 a.m. in the rear yard of the Oakville Avenue home, where Allen was the sole occupant. Hahn, a guest of the home at the time he was allegedly killed, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The cause of death is pending an autopsy.
Allen was taken into custody at 10:40 p.m. in Hampton Bays, police said. He is expected to be arraigned in Southampton Town Justice Court Sunday morning.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Anyone with information that might assist the investigation is asked to call Suffolk Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392.
Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.
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