Fatal stabbing in Hempstead leads to homeless man's arrest

A homeless man has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a man in Hempstead Saturday night, Nassau police said.

Police were called to 155 Franklin St., which is the address of a deli, about 4:50 p.m. Saturday after a fight reportedly broke out. There they found a 39-year-old man had been stabbed.

The victim was taken to a hospital where he died, police said. He was later identified as Julio Jesus Solano Alfanso, also known as Noe Alvarado, 39, of Uniondale.

Westley Witts, 30, has been charged with second-degree murder and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the crime. He was arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead and remanded in custody.

It was not clear if Witts had retained an attorney.

By Vera Chinese

vera.chinese@newsday.com@VeraChinese

Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.