New Details Released In Carteret Man Accused Of Killing Grandmother

CARTERET, NJ — Police say that on Monday afternoon a 26-year-old Carteret man beat his grandmother to death. He then left the home and was seen by passers-by walking through the streets of Carteret, covered in blood.

People driving by called 911 and Cyril Lloyd was arrested and charged with first-degree murder.

Now on Wednesday, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone released the affidavit of probable cause in Lloyd's arrest, which revealed new details in the crime:

People first noticed Lloyd at 5:30 p.m. Monday near the Sullivan Field basketball courts. He was wearing red pajama pants, a red sweatshirt and sandals with no socks. He was also covered in blood.

Carteret Police spoke with him and called his mother, who was at work at the time. She asked police if they could drive her son back to their home in Carteret.

When police got to the home, they found the body of his grandmother, Juanita Quinones, 77, on the bathroom floor.

Near her body were multiple items, including a five-pound weight plate and a statue. Police say that Lloyd struck his grandmother multiple times in the head with the items, causing her to bleed profusely. Quinones was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The man's mother said she last spoke to him at 3:23 that afternoon. Surveillance footage pulled by police showed Lloyd walking out of the home after police say he killed his grandmother.

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.

He is currently at the Middlesex County Jail awaiting his first court hearing. Middlesex County Prosecutor Ciccone said she will not be releasing a mugshot of Lloyd.

Neighbors said they were stunned to hear of the gruesome murder.

"I couldn't believe it," Carteret resident Zoila Valle told CBS News Tuesday. "That's horrible. You know, they didn't bother anybody. They kept to themselves."

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.

Initial Patch report: Carteret Man Fatally Beat His Grandmother, Prosecutor Says (May 2)