Suspect in killing of Queens couple also allegedly tried to drain their bank accounts

The New York City man charged with killing a senior Queens couple and then setting their house on fire during a horrific home invasion in September had also attempted to drain their bank accounts before using their credit cards to go on a shopping spree, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Jamel McGriff, a serial robbery suspect on parole, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to multiple counts of murder, kidnapping and arson, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz’s office.

The 42-year-old Bronx resident is charged in the Sept. 8 killings of Frank Olton, 76, and Maureen Olton, 77, in their home in the New York City borough of Queens…

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