Man charged with looting from grave site

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2003

A man in Washington pleaded not guilty to digging up artifacts on federal land.

Richard C. Graham, 34, is charged with excavating, removing, damaging or altering an archaeological resource. A National Park Service service ranger videotaped a man, allegedly Graham, removing items from a grave site along the Spokane River that are believed to be more than 1,700 years old.

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