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A homeless man was arrested Tuesday in connection to the fatal stabbing of a Queens man, who died on the sidewalk just blocks from Times Square, cops said.

Vincent Cole, 38, was charged with murder Monday, less than a day after 51-year-old Esan Benn was found unconscious near West 38th Street and Seventh Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, police said.

Benn was rushed to the hospital around 5:30 a.m. Monday but could not be saved, according to police.


  Esan Benn was found fatally stabbed in Midtown Manhattan. FreedomNewsTV Esan Benn was found fatally stabbed in Midtown Manhattan. FreedomNewsTV

  Vincent Cole, 38, was charged with murder in the case. Matthew McDermott Vincent Cole, 38, was charged with murder in the case. Matthew McDermott

  Esan Benn was rushed to the hospital around 5:30 a.m. Monday. Facebook/Esan Benn Esan Benn was rushed to the hospital around 5:30 a.m. Monday. Facebook/Esan Benn

Benn was a tennis coach in his native Guyana, according the Guyanese news site the News Room.

Medical officials later found the stab wounds on Benn and his death was ruled a homicide.

Police investigators eventually located a video that showed the Queens man in a dispute before being stabbed and stumbling about a block to where cops discovered him, police sources said at the time.

Cole has seven prior arrests in Manhattan and Brooklyn for petit larceny, burglary and criminal possession of a weapon, cops said.


  Cole has seven prior arrests in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Steven Hirsch Cole has seven prior arrests in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Steven Hirsch

  Cole is homeless, authorities said. Steven Hirsch Cole is homeless, authorities said. Steven Hirsch


  Esan Benn’s death was ruled a homicide. FreedomNewsTV Esan Benn’s death was ruled a homicide. FreedomNewsTV

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