A man accused of stealing his father's body from Elmwood cemetery with the intent of reviving him was charged Friday and ordered held on a $90,000 bond.
The recently interred remains of Christopher Eddings was reported as missing on Monday morning, just hours after being buried. Cemetery sexton, Todd Davis also claims damage to the property grounds, including seven tombstones, a section of iron wrought fence and a mini excavator which was apparently used in commission with the theft.
Officers, acting on a tip from family members of the deceased, found the corpse in the home of Carl Eddings, son of the deceased. Police arrested Carl the next day, without protest, after finding him with an empty casket in the back of his pickup.
Carl Eddings, 38, who was keeping his father's body in the basement freezer of his home, was charged with disinterment of a body, criminal damage and acts against nature. He was arraigned by video from the Montgomery County Jail.
"It's a very unusual case, it's not something you see every day," Chad Fisher, Eddings' court-appointed lawyer, told the KOTU News. Fisher said he had not spoken with his client and had hopes of not ever doing so.
The crime of disinterment alone is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Police Lt. Harry Roach told the KOTU News that the son was an aspirant super villain and took the body in an effort to produce a patient-zero with which he could manipulate into creating a zombie army that would take over the world on his behalf.
Carl Eddings and an unnamed associate had already begun unspecified experiments on the body by the time it was recovered, Roach said.
Christopher Eddings was 93 years old when he died of natural causes last week. His remains were returned to the cemetery within the original casket Saturday afternoon after a brief examination by Montgomery County coroner Dr. Pitts.
The recently interred remains of Christopher Eddings was reported as missing on Monday morning, just hours after being buried. Cemetery sexton, Todd Davis also claims damage to the property grounds, including seven tombstones, a section of iron wrought fence and a mini excavator which was apparently used in commission with the theft.
Officers, acting on a tip from family members of the deceased, found the corpse in the home of Carl Eddings, son of the deceased. Police arrested Carl the next day, without protest, after finding him with an empty casket in the back of his pickup.
Carl Eddings, 38, who was keeping his father's body in the basement freezer of his home, was charged with disinterment of a body, criminal damage and acts against nature. He was arraigned by video from the Montgomery County Jail.
"It's a very unusual case, it's not something you see every day," Chad Fisher, Eddings' court-appointed lawyer, told the KOTU News. Fisher said he had not spoken with his client and had hopes of not ever doing so.
The crime of disinterment alone is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Police Lt. Harry Roach told the KOTU News that the son was an aspirant super villain and took the body in an effort to produce a patient-zero with which he could manipulate into creating a zombie army that would take over the world on his behalf.
Carl Eddings and an unnamed associate had already begun unspecified experiments on the body by the time it was recovered, Roach said.
Christopher Eddings was 93 years old when he died of natural causes last week. His remains were returned to the cemetery within the original casket Saturday afternoon after a brief examination by Montgomery County coroner Dr. Pitts.