PORT RICHMOND, Staten Island (PIX11) — A Staten Island man is accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend’s friend during a drunken night at her home last month, police sources said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Griffin, 40, was arrested having a slice outside a popular Bay Street pizzeria at 4:40 p.m. Monday in connection with one of Staten Island’s two murders this year, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n
\u00a0More Local News\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Griffin is accused of killing 25-year-old Kycell Terry in his ex-girlfriend’s home on Ann Street in Port Richmond at around 3 a.m. on July 2, prosecutors and sources said.<\/p>\n Griffifn allegedly stabbed Terry multiple times in the stomach with a sharp object, and then tried to hide the weapon, according to the criminal complaint. The victim died at the scene.<\/p>\n Sources said the trio was drinking together at the ex-girlfriend’s home, and the woman, 28, was asleep at the time of the attack. She woke up around 7 a.m. and found Terry unresponsive and suffering from stab wounds, then rushed to a neighbor’s apartment to get help.<\/p>\n Griffin was allegedly at the Ann Street home in violation of an order of protection, sources said.<\/p>\n The defendant was charged with murder, manslaughter, aggravated family offense, tampering with physical evidence, criminal possession of a weapon, harassment and criminal contempt, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n Griffin pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on Tuesday. He is being held without bail.<\/p>\n The suspect has 25 prior arrests dating back to 2002, police said. The defendant allegedly fought with a worker at the Castle Deli and Grocery on Castleton Avenue at around 9 pm. on June 20, according to sources and court documents.<\/p>\n Griffin was charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct in connection with the deli incident, sources said.<\/p>\n His attorney could not be reached.<\/p>\n Mira Wassef is an award-winning reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She joined the PIX11 News digital team in 2022. See more of her work here.<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n