Man shot to death had criminal record

A man who was shot to death by an East Islip homeowner after police said he and two accomplices broke into the man's residence had a criminal record that included jail sentences in both New York and New Jersey, officials said Thursday.

Fred Flock, 27, who was pronounced dead early Wednesday, was sometimes listed as "homeless, Riverhead" and "undomiciled, Manorville," in court records dating back to 2003, when he was first arrested on burglary charges in Suffolk County, records show.

He began serving a six-month sentence for burglary in a youth facility in Monmouth County, N.J., on Dec. 16, 2005, just four days after his 22nd birthday, records show.

He also served part of a Suffolk County burglary sentence in a New York State facility in upstate Ulster County and was released in December 2007, according to the state Division of Parole.

Flock was rearrested in October 2008 for failing to report to his parole officer and served the final two months of his original 3-year sentence, division spokeswoman Carole Weaver said.

Flock, who police said was armed with a rifle, was killed by a shotgun blast when he and his two alleged accomplices forced their way into the home on Adams Street East in East Islip at about 12:18 a.m. Wednesday, police said. Police have not identified the homeowner.

They said his shotgun was legal. One of Flock's alleged accomplices, Justin Benkov, 25, of Mastic, was shot and severely wounded during the confrontation, police said.

Benkov was in the intensive care unit at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore Thursday. He was being held on an outstanding drug warrant, and more charges were likely, police said.

Police said the homeowner acted after Flock, carrying a rifle, shot a dog in the house. Officials said the dog was expected to recover.

A third alleged intruder, Philipe Robinette, 27, of Aquebogue, fled the scene and was arrested about a mile away, police said. He was arraigned Thursday in First District Court in Central Islip on a charge of first-degree burglary, officials said.

Judge Chris Ann Kelley set Robinette's bail at $1 million, the amount requested by Deputy Bureau Chief James Chalifoux of the Major Crime Bureau, the district attorney's office said.

Records show Robinette had three prior arrests -- on drug charges, possession of stolen property and criminal mischief.

He was sentenced to probation and time served on two of the charges. There was no disposition on the third.