Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said that an Old Bridge man has pleaded guilty today to killing his mother.
According to authorities, Frank Polera, 31, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of Patricia Polera, 61, on November 26, 2016.
Under a plea agreement reached with Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Scott Lamountain and Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Vanessa Craveiro, Polera will be sentenced to a prison term of 28 years for killing his mother. This term is subject to the No Early Release Act. As such, the defendant will have to serve 85 percent of his prison term before becoming eligible for parole.
Authorities said Polera is scheduled to be sentenced in New Brunswick by Superior Court Judge Pedro Jimenez Jr. on Mar. 27th.
The defendant was arrested and charged following an investigation by Detective Addie Spinola of the Old Bridge Police Department and Detective Joseph Chesseri of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Police were called to the victim’s home on Kirschman Drive on November 26, 2016 at 8:48 p.m. to find the woman had been killed in the home she shared with her son.
The investigation ultimately determined that the defendant caused the death of his mother.
An autopsy by the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office showed the victim died from asphyxiation by compression.