Accused Of Beating His Girlfriend To Death With A Hammer, Westchester Man Arraigned: DA

MOUNT VERNON, NY — A brutal death has led to murder charges against a Westchester man.

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that 28-year-old Joveair Brice, of Mount Vernon, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon on felony second-degree murder, for allegedly killing his 33-year-old girlfriend, Lisa Grier, a paraprofessional in the NYC school system.

Brice was remanded by a judge to the Westchester County Jail pending further proceedings. He is scheduled to return to court on April 20.

"The horrific murder of Lisa Grier must serve as a wake-up call to all of us in New York, a stark reminder of the everyday perils of domestic violence," Cacace said. "My office will spare no effort to hold the defendant accountable for killing Ms. Grier, as we have alleged in court, and to provide her loved ones with a modicum of justice. Her memory deserves no less."

According to the felony complaint, between March 20 and March 21, Brice struck Grier, of Mount Vernon, in the head with a hammer several times, killing her.

The case was investigated by the Mount Vernon Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Major Case Bureau Deputy Chief Elizabeth Shumejda and Assistant District Attorney Marissa Morra-Wynn. Mount Vernon Bureau Chief Christine Cervasio handled the arraignment.

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