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Man gets 18 years to life in fatal stabbing

Quick ReadA man who stabbed a Hempstead contractor who was trying to protect his buddy in a street fight was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years to life in prison for his crime.

A man who stabbed a Hempstead contractor who was trying to protect his buddy in a street fight was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years to life in prison for his crime.

Jose Portillo, 21, of Freeport, pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder for killing Eber Armando Marin Morales of Hempstead.

 

Portillo was one of five men charged with attacking Marin Morales. The other four...

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