A Massachusetts man is charged with desecrating a Civil War-era tomb by pulling apart the skeleton and posing for pictures with the skull.

Neil J. Goodwin Jr., 19, of Salisbury, was working at the city's Old Hill Burying Ground on Aug. 17 as part of his court-ordered community service for a burglary conviction, when he desecrated the grave, according to The Associated Press.

"It's bizarre, absolutely bizarre," police Lt. Richard Siemasko says. "I can't even imagine what was in his head. This is just a whole new level of weird for me."

Goodwin kicked in the thin marble entrance to the tomb marked "1863 Pierce," and twisted off the decomposed corpse's spine, collarbone and skull.

Prosecutors say Goodwin was on probation for breaking into an apartment building last fall.

Police got an anonymous tip on Saturday, and later received three photos of Goodwin holding the bones. Police would not say who took the pictures or identified Goodwin, but they do not expect to make more arrests.

Investigators found the skull in a hole about 15 feet from the tomb.

Goodwin was arraigned Wednesday in Newburyport District Court on charges of desecrating a corpse and breaking into a tomb, both felonies. He was ordered held on $10,000 cash bail and is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 22.