There's yet another snag in the transfer of 69 acres in Alabama to the United Keetoowah Band of Oklahoma.
An attorney is claiming one-half ownership of the land in Fort Payne. If the claim is valid, it could affect the transfer of the land to the tribe. David Hammonds, a local businessman who wants to make the transfer says the claim is not valid. He says he bought the land with attorney Charles McGee a decade ago but that McGee hasn't kept up his end of the bargain. The tribe says it will break ground on a cultural center on the property. Hammonds has stirred controversy by saying the land can be used for Class II gaming. Get the Story: