indianz.com Dynamic Homes
Advertise on Indianz.Com
Home Whats New on Indianz.Com? News Forums
  About
Home > News > Headlines
Print   Subscribe
Another defendant in artifact theft found dead
Monday, June 22, 2009
Filed Under: Environment | Law

A second defendant in the Indian artifact theft case was found dead last week.

Steven L. Shrader lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was one of 24 people charged in connection with the theft and sale of Indian artifacts. He was found dead of an apparent suicide in Shabbona, Illinois.

Another defendant, James Redd of Utah, was found dead a day after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced the indictments on June 10. Republicans in Utah and residents of the town where most of the defendants live have criticized the federal government for its handling of the case.

Some Navajo Nation members who live in the area say non-Indians are using the case to draw suspicion towards Native people. “I hear people whispering in the grocery store now, saying bad things about Native Americans,” Marrietta Scott told The New York Times. ‘It’s all because of you.’ They’re blaming us.”

Redd was a doctor who attended many Native patients, a friend said. But Navajos said relations with non-Indians aren't strong.

"There’s a lot of prejudice," Aaron Keith said. "I don’t see what they’re complaining about with the handcuffs and everything," he said of the case. "That’s what happens when you get arrested."

Get the Story:
Santa Fe man linked to artifacts investigation found dead (AP 6/19)
Defendant in Artifacts Case Is Found Dead (The Albuquerque Journal 6/20)
Another suicide in American Indian artifacts looting case (The Salt Lake Tribune 6/20)
Latest court papers reveal grisly side of artifact digging (The Salt Lake Tribune 6/20)
Utah Town Unsettled by Doctor’s Suicide and an Inquiry on Indian Artifact Looting (The New York Times 6/21)

Relevant Documents:
DOI Press Release: Federal Agents Bust Ring of Antiquity Thieves Looting American Indian Sites for Priceless Treasures | DOJ Press Release: Arrests Made in Operation Targeting Network Selling Stolen Native American Artifacts | Remarks of Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden at a Press Conference

Related Stories:
Letter: GOP hypocrisy on artifact theft case (6/22)
Dorgan won't investigate artifact theft case (6/19)
Editorial: Pandering in Utah artifact theft case (6/18)
Attorney General defends Indian artifact case (6/18)
Art dealer denies wrongdoing after artifact raid (6/18)
Utah town upset over Indian artifact theft case (6/17)
Column: 'Overkill' in Indian artifact theft case (6/17)
Agents searched New Mexico art dealer's home (6/17)
Utah town upset over Indian artifact theft case (6/17)
Utah GOP upset with Indian artifact theft case (6/15)
Tribes support prosecution of artifact theft case (6/12)
Defendant in DOI artifact theft case found dead (6/12)
Two dozen indicted for theft of Indian artifacts (6/11)
Salazar, EchoHawk in Utah for press conference (6/10)



Copyright © Indianz.Com
More headlines...
Indianz.Com Casino Stalker (11/23)
Federal Recognition Database 2.0 (11/23)
In The Hoop Column (11/23)
Indian Gaming News (11/23)
The Federal Register (11/23)
Tim Giago: Open dialogue on America's dirty secret (11/23)
House Resources hearing on Indian Arts and Crafts (11/23)
CNN: Wind River teens died of methadone overdose (11/23)
Mark Trahant: Health reform boosts Indian Country (11/23)
Jodi Rave: Climate change and indigenous peoples (11/23)
Employment: Supervisor at Graton Rancheria TANF (11/23)
Employment: Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe doctor (11/23)
Employment: Creek Nation's request for proposal (11/23)
Employment: Head Start fiscal content specialist (11/23)
Editorial: Obama offers hope at first tribal summit (11/23)
Troy Eid: US Attorney tramples tribal sovereignty (11/23)
Tom Iron: A tribal backer of 'Fighting Sioux' name (11/23)
Senate moves forward with health reform debate (11/23)
Little Traverse Band looking to diversify economy (11/23)
Northwestern Band suspends business executives (11/23)
Column: Struggle continues 40 years after Alcatraz (11/23)
Opinion: Moral outrage over use of Indian mascots (11/23)
Connecticut tribes face tough times at big casinos (11/23)
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe split on off-reservation bid (11/23)
Coeur d'Alene casino donates 300 holiday turkeys (11/23)
Soboba casino opponents indicted over corruption (11/23)
Marketwatch: Online gambling law goes into effect (11/23)
ESPN: 'Rez ball' a source of pride in Indian Country (11/20)
more headlines...
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
AllNative.Com Clothing

Home | Abramoff | Arts & Entertainment | Business | Canada | Cobell | Education | Environment | Forum | Health | Humor | Indian Gaming | Jobs | Law | National | News | Opinion | Politics | Recognition | Red Lake | Sports | Trust

Suggest a Site

Indianz.Com Terms of Service | Indianz.Com Privacy Policy
About Indianz.Com | Contribute to Indianz.Com | Advertise on Indianz.Com | Write to Indianz.Com

Indianz.Com is a product of Noble Savage Media, LLC and Ho-Chunk, Inc.