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Brian Cheda-Hackembruch

Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say
Man In $1M Meth Lab Bust, Pal Put Dead Body Under NJ Family's Doghouse, Police Say Two Sussex County ex-cons have been accused of relocating human remains found in a Hopatcong home to a doghouse underneath a deck, authorities said. Brian Cheda-Hackembruch, 25, of Andover Township (who you may remember from his involvement in a $1 million meth lab raid), and Matthew R. Thomas, 27, of Newton had found the body of an individual who died of a medical emergency in a Hopatcong home, Andover Township police said. Instead of notifying officials, the pair loaded the victim into the trunk of his or her own vehicle, then hired a towing company to move the car to a street near West L…
Attorney: Man Charged In West Orange Meth Bust Is Innocent Attorney: Man Charged In West Orange Meth Bust Is Innocent
Attorney: Man Charged In West Orange Meth Bust Is Innocent An attorney for one of two men charged following a raid on what authorities said was a major methamphetamine production facility said his client is not guilty of the charges brought against him.  Eduardo Martinez "has maintained from the get-go that he was not involved in the production or distribution of meth," attorney Jef Henninger of Clifton said Wednesday.  Last week Essex County Sheriff's officers spearheaded a search at a home on Lorelei Road in West Orange. Authorities say they recovered methamphetamine with a street value of about $1 million, drug-production materials and…
UPDATE: Man In Million-Dollar W.O. Meth Bust Says He's Innocent UPDATE: Man In Million-Dollar W.O. Meth Bust Says He's Innocent
Update: Man In Million-Dollar W.O. Meth Bust Says He's Innocent UPDATE, Aug. 7: An attorney for one of the two men charged says he was "not involved" in the meth operation and that state charges against him have been dropped. Click here for more.  The U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Tuesday that two men arrested last week following a raid on what authorities said was a methamphetamine production facility inside a West Orange home will now face federal charges.  Brian Cheda-Hackembruch, 23, is charged with conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine and maintaining a drug-involved premises. Eduardo Martinez, 39, is charged with…