Plainfield Man Convicted Of Strangling Girlfriend

Bryan Gonzalez Martines, a 23-year-old Plainfield man was convicted of first degree murder on Tuesday, July 11 for strangling his 19-year-old girlfriend in 2020, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said.

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Sam Barron

07/12/2023 4:49 p.m.

On July 6, 2020, Plainfield police conducted a welfare check on the 700 block of Kensington Avenue and found the body of Brenda Montoya-Cruz, Daniel said. Martines was convicted after a month-long trial, Daniel said.

Martines faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in September.

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