Edison Man Found Guilty Of Murder In South Plainfield Stabbing, Prosecutor Says

EDISON, NJ — A jury has found an Edison man guilty of murder in a 2025 stabbing at a South Plainfield home, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Pablo Cicero, 48, was convicted Wednesday, Oct. 7, of murder in the May 19, 2025, killing of Brandon Andrews-Cruz, 38, of Raritan. The verdict came after a four-week trial, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera said.

Jurors also found Cicero guilty of attempted murder, home invasion burglary, two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.

The trial began Sept. 15, 2026. Prosecutor Section Chief Katie Magee and Assistant Prosecutor Alexander Battey Jr. presented evidence and testimony showing that Cicero entered a home on Tooz Place in South Plainfield on May 19, 2025.

They said he fatally stabbed Andrews-Cruz. A 32-year-old woman who lived there was also hurt, treated at a hospital and released, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Cicero faces up to life in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 22, 2027, before Superior Court Judge Bina Desai.

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