Two people were sentenced for stealing Yakama Nation artifacts from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers site in Washington.
Devin Prouty, 27 and Tiffany E. Larson, 24, admitted they stole rocks, rock flakes and arrowheads from Spearfish Park, a Yakama cultural site. They were ordered to pay $6,690 in damages and were sentenced to two years probation and 150 hours each of community service.
Two other people have been charged in connection with the case.
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Couple that stole cultural artifacts is sentenced
(The Yakima Herald-Republic 5/14)
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