SANDUSKY, Ohio — Two people have been arrested for stealing brass military grave markers from a cemetery in Perkins Township, police say.
Amy Christiansen, 51, and Chad Burdue, 40, were arrested on charges of receiving stolen property and criminal mischief, according to the Perkins Township Police Department.
Many of the markers recovered were in rough condition, but the department said Erie County Veterans Services provided new markers and display poles for all seven of the veterans who had theirs stolen. The department provided a list of all seven veterans:
- Boy Rody
- Mississippi
- Sgt. Quartermaster Corps.
- World War 1
- Dec. 15, 1893 – Nov. 7, 1954
- Humphrey F. Fulton Jr
- Ohio
- Pfc. BTRY D135 Field Arty
- World War 1
- Dec. 8, 1986 – March 10, 1954
- Thomas Farmer
- Ohio
- Sgt. 3 BN Inf Repl & Tng Camp
- World War 1
- Feb. 12, 1881 – Sept. 10, 1953
- Thomas C. Grant
- U.S. Air Force
- Korea
- May 8, 1937 - Aug. 2, 1997
- William F. Gibson
- Ohio
- Pvt. Co L 147 Engineers
- World War 1
- Oct. 9, 1883 – March 17, 1956
- Glenn McClurg
- Ohio
- Pvt. Co K 86 Infantry
- World War 1
- June 3, 1889 – June 31, 1953
- Edward A. Callaghan
- Ohio
- Pvt. 530 Laundry Co QMC
- World War 1
- Dec. 17, 1893 – June 11, 1956
Perkins Twp. police said it had been alerted the markers were being sold on Facebook Marketplace, but it was unknown what cemetery the markers were from.
The department noted that Officer Ryan McDermott combed the Perkins Cemetery, next to the Milan Road exit on state Route 2, and identified the veterans.
A "new and advanced" security system has since been installed at the cemetery, the department said.
