BUZZARDS BAY A member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe said he is planning to press charges against a motel co-owner following a dispute last week over access to a herring run.
Steven DeGrace, of Onset, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, claims he was harassed and assaulted while trying to catch herring, as is allowed by aboriginal rights. However, motel co-owner Ronnie Armany says the confrontation was a misunderstanding.
DeGrace said he
was with friend Markiese Tomkinson at the Herring Run Motel on the Scenic Highway on the afternoon of May 7 when they were involved in an altercation with motel staff members.