Suffolk DA: Couple sentenced in Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway Trail fatal stabbing

Jose Martinez-Vazquez admitted to killing Benjamin Flores-Mendez in May while his girlfriend was looking out.

Rob Taub and News 12 Staff

Oct 7, 2024, 10:33 AM

Updated 60 days ago

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A couple has been sentenced in connection to the fatal stabbing of a man on the Setauket-Port Jefferson Station Greenway Trail in 2021, according to the Suffolk County district attorney.
Jose Martinez-Vazquez admitted to killing Benjamin Flores-Mendez in May. He will spend 20 years to life in prison.
Martinez-Vazquez's girlfriend, Tiffany Diaz-Cabrera, confessed to being a lookout during the murder. She was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.