The man suspected of setting a fire that killed two people in their Queens home earlier this week has been arrested and charged with murder, police said Thursday.

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Jamel McGriff was taken into custody in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday.

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Jamel McGriff, the man suspected of setting a fire that killed two people in their Queens home earlier this week, has been arrested and charged with murder, police said Thursday

Frank Olton, 77, and his wife, Maureen Olton, 78, were found dead in their home on 254th Street in Bellerose after firefighters extinguished the blaze, police said

Police said McGriff knocked on doors in the neighborhood, pretending to need help until he gained entry

He is being charged with 16 counts of murder, three c

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