Sea Cliff resident Erick Efren Corado Gonzalez was arrested Sunday for the alleged murder of Ana Ruth Espinoza, from Glen Cove, that occurred in the back of the La Candela Restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead at 12:05 a.m. on Sept. 29.
Nassau police responded to a 911 call that there was a stabbing. Police said they found a woman, Espinoza, 51, with multiple stab wounds, and a man, 50, with a cut to his hand.
Both were taken to a nearby hospital. Espinoza, died at 3:48 a.m.
Corado Gonzalez was later arrested in Linden, New Jersey by NCPD homicide detectives with help from the Linden Police Department.
There will be an extradition hearing. It is expected he will taken back to New York for arraignment.
Police said the investigation is continuing.