Two Jackson County men have been sentenced today for digging up and selling artifacts and human remains from a Native American burial site in 2012.
Authorities say 49-year-old Brian Skeens will serve 90 days in prison and 56-year-old Toby Lee Thacker 30 days in jail. A third man - 40-year-old David Skeens - pleaded guilty last year and spent 30 days in jail. Investigators say the trio sold the remains to 57-year-old Mark Beatty, who continues serving three years of probation. Authorities say the remains will be transferred to the federally recognized tribes who assisted with the case, and re-buried in Ohio at an undisclosed location.