An Old Bridge man was convicted on Oct. 14 of fatally stabbing a 63-year-old man in his home in Sayreville three years ago.
Robert McGranahan, 29, was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in the death of Edward Demko Jr. of Sayreville on March 9, 2013, according to a statement prepared by Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey.
During a four-week trial, Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Scott LaMountain presented evidence and testimony showing McGranahan was invited to Demko’s home on Giera Court in Sayreville and stabbed the victim 22 times.
An investigation by Sgt. Thomas Cassidy of the Sayreville Police Department and Sgt. Scott Crocco of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that the defendant and the victim were acquaintances and that the stabbing was not a random act, according to Carey.
McGranahan was convicted by a jury that deliberated in New Brunswick for two and one-half days.
He faces a prison term of 10-30 years when he is sentenced in New Brunswick on Feb. 6, 2017, by Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves. He will be required to serve 85 percent of the prison term before he becomes eligible for parole, Carey said.
