Carteret Man Fatally Beat His Grandmother, Prosecutor Says

CARTERET, NJ — A Carteret man is accused of killing his grandmother on Monday, announced Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Carteret Police Chief Dennis McFadden.

At approximately 5:29 p.m. Monday, authorities received a 911 call reporting that a man who appeared to be covered in blood was seen near Taylor Avenue.

Cartetet Police responded and officers located Cyril Lloyd, 26, of Carteret.

Lloyd was transported back to his home and when police entered the residence, they found the body of his grandmother, Juanita Quinones, 77.

She was unresponsive and appeared to have multiple head wounds. Quinones was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Lloyd was arrested without incident and charged with first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. Police did not say what the weapon was.

Lloyd is currently at the Middlesex County Jail.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Detective Keith Cassens of the Carteret Police Department at (732) 541-4181 or Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-8843.