An Ohio historian is scheduled for arraignment in Kentucky Thursday on charges he led efforts to pull an 8-ton boulder known as Indian Head Rock from the Ohio River.

A grand jury indicted Steve Shaffer last month, accusing him of breaking Kentucky law by removing a protected archaeological object. He could face up to five years in prison if convicted of the felony count.

The rock's removal caused a dispute with officials in Kentucky who insist it belongs in their state. Shaffer says he saved it from being damaged or lost forever. It now sits in a city garage in Portsmouth, Ohio.

The rock was once a navigation marker and an attraction for locals.

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