LI man charged with murder in fatal stabbing of roommate

A Suffolk County man was arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of his A Suffolk County man was arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of his roommate..
A Suffolk County man was arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of his roommate on Tuesday. Photo credit Getty Images

CORAM, N.Y. (1010 WINS) — A 64-year-old man was charged Tuesday for allegedly stabbing his roommate to death inside their shared Suffolk County home.

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Anthony Smith stabbed the victim, identified as Jon Hall, following an altercation at their Carr Lane residence just before 5 a.m., police said.

The 55-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

Smith was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, police said.

He was held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.

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