LI man brutally beat, stabbed pal to death after boozy night in the Hamptons before texting handyman to clean up scene: cops
A Long Island man fatally beat his pal in a Hamptons home after a night of heavy drinking — then texted his handyman to help clean up the mess, police said.
Jeremy Allen, 43, was busted when cops found the pummeled and stabbed body of his friend, 43-year-old Christopher Hahn, stashed under a tarp on the suspect’s back patio after the booze-fueled attack Saturday morning, according to police and reports.
Authorities said Allen and his drinking buddy were discussing their next 12-step program when they got into a heated dispute, which ended with Allen beating the victim before stabbing him in the head and killing him, prosecutors said at his arraignment Sunday, Newsday reported.
Suffolk County prosecutor Elena Tomaro told Southampton Town Justice Adam Grossman during the proceeding that there is video footage of the vicious attack and that it is “brutal and heinous to watch.”
Hahn and Allen — who has been charged with drunken driving several times since 2007, according to Newsday — were allegedly pounding down drinks when they got into “an altercation that grew more violent,” Allen’s lawyer said in court.
An enraged Allen allegedly beat Hahn for as long as six hours before prosecutors said he pulled out “a large knife” and stabbed his friend “in the head and neck,” Newsday said.
The outlet said Allen then texted a handyman from the area and asked him to help clean up the house.
When the handyman saw the bloodied body, he allegedly told Allen he had to go buy some bleach to do the job and instead called Southampton Town Police, who got to the scene shortly before 10 a.m.
Hahn was pronounced dead at the scene, and Allen was arrested about an hour after the body was found.
He was arraigned Sunday and ordered held without bail.
Allen also has a pending rape case in Southampton and is still on probation for a 2022 conviction for drunken driving in Ulster County, Newsday reported.
