NEWYou can now hear Fox News articles. A Pennsylvania man accused stealing over 100 sets of human remains in a historic cemetery, appeared in Delaware County Court Friday wearing a lime-green prison jumpsuit. Jonathan Gerlach, 34. appeared in Delaware County Court wearing a green prison jumpsuit. He looked different than his booking picture. His hair was tied back and shaved. The boyfriend of a missing girl is accused of ignoring her, sending disturbing messages from her phone. During the hearing on Friday, prosecutors dropped the two burglary counts but filed additional charges related to alleged cemetery breaks-ins in Lancaster County and Luzerne County. “Authorities say more than 100 full or partial sets of human and skeletal remains were recovered from Gerlach’s home in Ephrata and a storage unit.FLORIDA MAN ALLEGEDLY STUFFED HUMAN REMAINS IN TWO SUITCASES FOUND IN REMOTE ‘COMPOUND’Some of the remains are believed to be centuries old, while others belonged to infants, according to prosecutors.Police said Gerlach was initially identified after officers conducting surveillance spotted bones and skulls inside his vehicle at Mount Moriah CemeteryInvestigators later observed him leaving the cemetery carrying a burlap bag, a crowbar and other tools. Authorities claim he admitted to stealing 30 sets of remains. The case has been particularly distressing for families who have loved ones buried in Mount Moriah. Judy Prichard McCleary’s ancestors were disturbed. She told The Associated Press that she still thought it was disruptive. Gerlach is behind bars in Delaware County, with bail set at one million dollars, according to FOX 29, but court records do not indicate if Gerlach has entered a guilty plea. A lawyer representing him was not immediately identified on Friday. The Delaware County District Attorney’s Office was not immediately available for comment. Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman Diamond contributed to this story.
