Schaghticoke chief arrested in dispute

OCTOBER 9, 2000

Richard Velky, chief of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation of Connecticut, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and third-degree criminal mischief during an incident involving the wife of Alan Russell, chairman of the Schaghticoke Indian Tribe.

The two factions have battled one another for control of the state-recognized tribe. Velky is the more vocal of the two.

A US District Judge in Connecticut has recently decided to rule on whether or not the tribe is a tribe for purposes of federal law.

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