Saddle Brook Man Appears in Court for Gunpowder Possession

Robert Lintner, of Saddle Brook, appeared in court today to be arraigned on a weapons-related charge.

Lintner left his house at 9 a.m. Friday and screamed for someone to call 911 after his wife, Eileen Lintner, allegedly stabbed him in the neck.

Lintner pleaded not guilty to a charge of “creating a risk of widespread injury or damage” after allegedly possessing about 300 pounds of gunpowder, which exceeds the legal amount of 30 pounds.

Lintner’s lawyer, Louis Nappen, entered the plea and added that the charge against his client amounted to “victimizing the victim.”

Investigators also found close to 200 weapons in Lintner’s basement that they removed Friday night after obtaining a search warrant. Police did not add to the weapons-related charge involving the gunpowder.

Eileen Lintner was charged with second-degree aggravated assault and illegal possession of a weapon, a knife. Lintner’s attorney, Frank Luciano, entered a guilty plea to both charges.

Judge Deborah Gross-Quatrone pardoned Eileen Lintner from a first court appearance.

Photo Credit: Tariq Zehawi for The Record