COURT RECORDS: Carlisle man soaked marijuana in formaldehyde that had preserved human brain

A Carlisle man, already in prison on multiple burglary charges, is now facing charges he abused a corpse.- Download the WGAL appJoshua Long is accused of stealing a human brain and soaking marijuana in the formaldehyde that had preserved it.Court records show Long's aunt came across the brain in a Walmart bag while she was cleaning out a trailer outside Newville.Records show she called Long in prison and he confessed to having the brain and to having used the embalming fluid to get high.He even gave the brain a nickname: Freddy.The coroner examined the brain and determined it is a real human brain. The coroner also said that it was likely a teaching specimen.

A Carlisle man, already in prison on multiple burglary charges, is now facing charges he abused a corpse.

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Joshua Long is accused of stealing a human brain and soaking marijuana in the formaldehyde that had preserved it.

Court records show Long's aunt came across the brain in a Walmart bag while she was cleaning out a trailer outside Newville.

Records show she called Long in prison and he confessed to having the brain and to having used the embalming fluid to get high.

He even gave the brain a nickname: Freddy.

The coroner examined the brain and determined it is a real human brain. The coroner also said that it was likely a teaching specimen.