One person arrested after stealing bones from graves in Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA — A Lancaster County man is facing charges in connection with alleged grave robberies in Pennsylvania, according to Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse.

Rouse announced that Jonathan Gerlach, of Ephrata, has been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged theft of human remains from a cemetery in Delaware County. The arrest was scheduled to be formally announced during a news conference Thursday afternoon.

According to a statement from the District Attorney’s Office, the arrest followed a joint investigation conducted by detectives from the DA’s Criminal Investigative Division, the Yeadon Police Department, and the Ephrata Police Department

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