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Eugene Horsch Indicted After Olney Search Found Guns and Fraudulent Federal Badges

Prosecutors say forensic testing will determine whether seized items connect to two long‑missing women.

Overview

  • Federal prosecutors returned a two‑count indictment July 9 charging Horsch with possession of firearms by a convicted felon and possession of unlawfully produced federal identification features.
  • Horsch was arrested on June 19 after U.S. Park Police found two loaded firearms, drugs and a counterfeit DEA badge in his vehicle near Independence Hall.
  • Searches of Horsch’s Olney home at 417 W. Chew Ave recovered additional weapons including a revolver with an obliterated serial number, chemicals, a 55‑gallon drum linked to water lines, fake FBI credentials, a desktop computer, ashes and handwritten notes.
  • Investigators report a significant amount of blood at the property but no confirmed human remains; biological, chemical and digital evidence has been sent to labs as officials probe possible links to missing women Blair Tonzelli and Amy McHale.
  • Horsch remains held in federal custody pending trial while authorities continue sewer inspections, forensic testing and planning potential yard excavation that could prompt further charges or give families new leads.