Suspect List in Jim Creek Murder Case now Stands at Five

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Alaska State Troopers have added more suspects in the murder of Weston Gladney, who was discovered dead in the Jim Creek area early in December, following two arrests on last Friday, the trooper dispatch reports.

Following the arrest of 56-year-old Brian Scheele and Helen Them, age 27, on December 15th, troopers informed the public that they made an additional arrest on Tuesday in a Sand Lake neighborhood. APD SWAT and troopers moved in on 42-year-old Joseph Ahuna in that area at 6 pm on Tuesday, and made an arrest on an outstanding murder warrant connected with Gladney’s death. He was taken into custody without incident.

Troopers also connected two additional suspects, 34-year-old Paulette “Pili” Kane, and 28-year-old Chalice Kesselring, to the Jim Creek investigation, and murder warrants have been issued for their arrest.[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-responsive”]With the  addition of these three suspects this week, the total of suspects charged with Murder I in this case is now five.

Anyone with information regarding their whereabouts is asked to contact AST or their local law enforcement agency as soon as possible by calling 9-1-1.