Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chairman Brian M. Weeden and co-defendant Phillip C. Hicks Jr., both of Mashpee, were arraigned yesterday morning, Thursday, January 5, at Plymouth District Court on charges related
Plymouth police are pursuing charges against two Mashpee residents, including the chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, in the alleged theft of four items from the Wampanoag homesite at the Plimoth Patuxet Museums.
The museum says two black bear skins and two bulrush mats were stolen in early November from inside a wetu, a traditional Wampanoag home.
Based on surveillance video, police believe Chairman Brian M. Weeden and Phillip C. Hicks Jr. were two of four people involved.
Det. Lt. Michael Glowka of the Plymouth Police Department said the men have not been arrested because the items have been returned, but police still intend to seek charges at a Jan. 5 arraignment in Plymouth District Court.