Riverhead, NY – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Thursday that a jury has convicted Jeremy Allen, 44, of East Quogue, of first-degree murder and evidence tampering for the brutal 2024 killing of his longtime friend, 43-year-old Christopher Hahn. Allen now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the evidence presented at trial revealed a calculated and violent crime that unfolded over several hours at Allen’s East Quogue home. On the night of September 27, 2024, Allen and Hahn returned to the residence after spending the evening at a local bar. Surveillance footage captured the sounds of Allen beating Hahn for nearly 20 minutes, then dragging his severely injured and semi-conscious body onto the back deck.
Prosecutors said Allen later struck Hahn multiple times with a baseball bat before placing a plastic bag over his head, watching him struggle to breathe, and eventually stabbing him in the neck ten times. The victim died roughly six hours after the assault began.
Allen reportedly attempted to clean the crime scene and contacted a handyman to help. When the handyman arrived, he found blood throughout the home and the victim’s body covered on the deck. He fled the scene and alerted police, leading to Allen’s arrest.
“This defendant betrayed a bond of friendship in the most horrific way imaginable, and today’s verdict holds him accountable,” said District Attorney Tierney. “The evidence demonstrated the deliberate cruelty of his actions over the course of several hours.”
The investigation was led by detectives from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Homicide Squad. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Elena Tomaro of the Homicide Bureau and Assistant District Attorney Stuart Levy of the Major Crimes Bureau.
Allen’s conviction includes one count of murder in the first degree, a Class A felony, and one count of tampering with physical evidence, a Class E felony. He is scheduled to return to court on February 26, where he faces a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole.
Key Points: East Quogue man convicted of first-degree murder for torturing and killing longtime friend – Riverhead
- Jeremy Allen, 44, of East Quogue, was found guilty of first-degree murder and evidence tampering after a jury trial.
- Prosecutors said Allen tortured and killed 43-year-old Christopher Hahn over several hours on September 27, 2024.
- Allen faces life in prison without the possibility of parole when sentenced on February 26, 2026.