Father Accused Of Killing Briarwood Son-In-Law, Cops Say

BRIARWOOD, QUEENS — Police believe a man stabbed his son-in-law to death inside his Briarwood apartment Thursday night, according to police and reports.

Travis Ford, 31, began arguing with his father-in-law inside Ford's home near 139th and Main streets at about 8 p.m., police said.

Then Ford's father-in-law picked up a knife and stabbed Ford in the stomach and face, said police.

Emergency responders rushed Ford to Jamaica Hospital where he later died, police said.

The father-in-law was arrested by police and charges were pending Friday morning, according to police and the New York Post.

On Friday night, police identified the accused as 45-year-old Marco Ortiz, of Queens. Ortiz is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, police said.

Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated when police identified the accused. It was on Friday night, not Saturday.

Patch reporter Feroze Dhanoa contributed to this report.

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