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Duo Nabbed In Fatal Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Trail

Police have arrested two suspects in the fatal stabbing of a man found on a Long Island walking and biking trail.

Suffolk County Police arrested two suspects in the fatal stabbing of 39-year-old Benjamin Flores-Mendez at the Greenway Trail in Port Jefferson Station in June 2021.

Suffolk County Police arrested two suspects in the fatal stabbing of 39-year-old Benjamin Flores-Mendez at the Greenway Trail in Port Jefferson Station in June 2021.

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Jose Martinez-Vazquez, age 24, and Tiffany Diaz-Cabrera, age 20, both of Port Jefferson Station, were arrested Sunday, March 5, for second-degree murder in the death of Benjamin Flores-Mendez, according to Suffolk County Police.

Flores-Mendez, of Port Jefferson Station, was found stabbed to death at the Greenway Trail in Port Jefferson Station, near Clifton Place, at around 1 a.m. on June 17, 2021.

The trail goes from Setauket to Port Jefferson Station.

Suffolk County Police did not speculate on a possible motive in the killing.

Martinez-Vazquez and Diaz-Cabrera were scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Monday, March 6. 

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