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CLIFFVIEW PILOT first reported the arrests by prosecutor’s detectives of gun enthusiast Glenn Gerhard; his wife, Hilda Gerhard; and their son, Matthew Gerhard, following a court-warranted search of their Viola Terrace home. The Gerhards’ daughter, Christina, and her newlywed husband, Scott Gersten, later turned themselves in after returning from a trip to North Carolina.
(SEE: Two more arrests in Washington Township family pot bust brings total to 5).
The 11-count indictment returned yesterday alleges possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute it on the property of Washington Elementary School, hollow-nose bullets and cash that “a reasonable person would believe [was] derived from criminal activity.”
It also charges illegal possession of seven weapons because of their connections to a drug crime:
Glenn, Hilda, Matthew Gerhard (MUGSHOTS: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR)
• Colt Commander .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun;
• Ruger AR-15 rifle;
• Ruger .22-caliber rifle;
• Bernelli 12-gauge shotgun;
• Luger 9mm hadngun;
• Smith & Wesson P22 .22-caliber handgun
• Harrington & Richardson Arms Company 5-shot revolver.
Glenn Gerhard, who worked as a sales executive for a North Bergen lithograph company, has lived with his wife of more than 35 years in a cul-de-sac off Pascack Road.
Sources told CLIFFVIEW PILOT it was the site of parties for football players, cheerleaders and others when Matthew Gerhard (Class of 2005) attended Westwood Regional High School.
Christina Gerhard, Scott Gersten (MUGSHOTS: Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR)
A little over three hours before the newlyweds surrendered to authorities, Christina Gerhard wrote to CLIFFVIEW PILOT:
“How could you lie so much and try to ruin other peoples lives[.] [T]hat’s my family you wrote about and it has NOTHING true about what happened I’m so glad you have joy to exaggerate the truth. You[‘]r[e] all disgusting human beings[.]”
Narcotics detectives were investigating her husband when they applied for a search warrant for the family home, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said after the June 13, 2014 raid.
Glenn Gerhard, 60, remained free on $75,000 bail, as did his daughter and son-in-law, both 25.
Hilda Gerhard, who turned 57 on Monday, was free on $35,000 bail, as was her son, Matthew Gerhard.
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