A while back, Kristin did a great piece on Indian Head Rock. Here’s an update on the story from the AP.

A KENTUCKY PROSECUTOR WANTS TO DISMISS CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST AN OHIO MAN WHO LED EFFORTS TO REMOVE AN 8-TON ROCK FROM THE OHIO RIVER.

HISTORIAN STEVE SHAFFER SPARKED AN INTERSTATE BORDER FIGHT BETWEEN KENTUCKY AND OHIO IN SEPTEMBER, 2007, WHEN HE LED A CREW OF DIVERS TO RAISE THE INDIAN HEAD ROCK. SHAFFER BROUGHT IT TO NEARBY PORTSMOUTH, OHIO.

SHAFFER’S CRIMINAL TRIAL WAS SET TO BEGIN EARLY NEXT MONTH. BUT GREENUP COUNTY COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY CLIFF DUVALL SAYS IN PAPERS FILED FRIDAY THAT SHAFFER’S ROCK MAY NOT BE THE ACTUAL HISTORIC BOULDER IN QUESTION.

DUVALL DID NOT RETURN A CALL SEEKING COMMENT. THE ROCK SHAFFER FOUND BEARS NUMEROUS CARVINGS OF INITIALS, NAMES AND A CRUDE FACE. SHAFFER WAS FACING UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON. A GREENUP COUNTY JUDGE MUST STILL DECIDE ON DUVALL’S MOTION.

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