UPDATED: Ex-Boyfriend Arrested in Fatal Glen Cove Stabbing

Updated at 4:40 p.m.

Authorities arrested the ex-boyfriend of the victim who was killed in a Glen Cove stabbing in March, Nassau County Police announced Wednesday.

Jose Cartagena, 54, of Glen Cove, was taken into custody on Monday, April 6. Nassau County homicide detectives traveled to northern California to apprehend the suspect.

Charges and arraignment are pending extradition from California and he is expected to be back in New York in seven to 14 days, police said.

Yanira Estelle Canjura Martinez, 32, was stabbed to death by a man in the rear of a Glen Street home at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 26.

Martinez was walking south on Pearsall Avenue when she was killed, police said.

“We immediately determined this was a domestic crime because the victims purse which contained money was not taken,” said Detective Lieutenant John Nagle in a press release. “Surveillance recording from the area also confirmed the theory that robbery was not a motive.”

Police identified an ex-boyfriend, Cartagena, as the person of interest and connected him to the murder.

The following is a statement from Glen Cove Chief William Whitton:

“That at no time after the commission of this heinous crime was the public at large in any danger. Our investigation rapidly revealed details that this was a domestic related situation, and in the interest of making every effort to apprehend the suspect we felt the need to not release information publicly. The public should note that had there been any indications of danger to the general public, we would have made that information available immediately. I would also like to thank the hard work of all the investigators who worked tirelessly to bring this person to justice. I want to extend my sincere appreciation to the hard work done by Detective Lieutenant John Nagle, Detective Chris Albin, and officer Eddy linares of the Glen Cove Detective Division, The Nassau County Homicide Squad, and Investigators from the US Marshalls Service.”

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