Arrests made on murder of PJS man on Greenway Trail in June of 2021

Following an investigation by Homicide Squad detectives, Jose Martinez-Vazquez and Tiffany Diaz-Cabrera were arrested in Port Jefferson Station on March 5, for the alleged murder of Benjamin Flores-Mendez, who was found dead on the Greenway Trail, near Clifton Place, in Port Jefferson Station on June 17, 2021.

Martinez-Vazquez was arrested at the corner of Crystal Brook Hollow Road and Hallock Avenue at 2 p.m. Diaz-Cabrera was arrested on Crystal Brook Hollow Road at 9:18 p.m. Martinez-Vazquez, 24, and Diaz-Cabrera, 20, both of Port Jefferson Station, have each been charged with Murder 2nd Degree.

Below is the first update and the original release:

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the stabbing death of a man that
occurred on a trail in Port Jefferson Station on June 17. The body of Benjamin Flores-Mendez, 39, of Port Jefferson Station was found on Greenway Trail, near Clifton Place, at approximately 1 a.m. The victim, who was stabbed, was pronounced dead at the scene.