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Hunterdon County Prosecutors Office
Friday October 7th, 2016 :: 11:58 a.m. EDT

Advisory

CLINTON TOWNSHIP MAN ARRESTED WITH EXPLOSIVE DEVICES

<p>Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns, III, Chief of Detectives John J. Kuczynski, and Clinton Township Police Lieutenant Doug Higgins announced the arrest of Jeffrey Werch.</p>

<p>According to Prosecutor Kearns, &ldquo;On Tuesday, October 4, at approximately 5:45 pm, Clinton Township police officers and Detectives from the Hunterdon County Prosecutor&rsquo;s Office executed a search warrant at the residence of Jeffrey Werch, age 34, of Clinton Township, following an investigation. During the search of the residence, officers located two (2) pipe bombs and hollow-point bullets. A Trooper from the New Jersey State Police Bomb Squad responded along with a bomb-detection K-9 to assist. Mr. Werch was arrested and charged with Possession of a Destructive Device, Possession of an Explosive Device for an Unlawful Purpose, Possession of Hollow-Point Bullets, and Certain Persons Not to Possess a Weapon. He was transported to the Somerset County Jail in default of $50,000 bail.</p>

<p>&rdquo; The filing of a criminal complaint is merely a step in the criminal justice process. The defendant is presumed innocent until the matter is resolved in a court of law.</p>

<p>Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-321-0010 or by going to www.crimestoppershunterdon.com, or text messaging &ldquo;HCTIPS&rdquo; plus your tip message to 274637 (CRIMES). Tipsters can also download the free mobile app &ldquo;Tipsubmit&rdquo; and select Hunterdon County to submit anonymous tips via text messaging. All tips are anonymous and kept confidential.</p>

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Hunterdon County Prosecutors Office
65 Park Ave
Flemington, NJ 08822

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