APD Continues to Seek Fourth Suspect in October Chelsea Hotel Homicide


2015 image of Jacob Pouli, now 26-years-old. Image-State of Alaska
2015 image of Jacob Pouli, now 26-years-old. Image-State of Alaska

Anchorage police say that they have identified an additional two suspects in the October Chelsea Hotel killing that took the life of 48-year-old Duane Fields.

APD detectives identified and charged 31-year-old Josiah F. Pouli and 26-year-old Jacob F. Pouli late last week for murder, and on Friday Josiah was picked up in a traffic stop while he was driving on 68th Avenue.

Homicide investigators picked up and charged two others in late October. 34-year-old Shannelle M. Macpherson was charged with five counts of Tampering with Physical Evidence, while 48-year-old Sean S. Smith was also charged with tampering as well as Misconduct Involving a Weapon.

Police continue to seek Jacob Pouli. He is described as 5’11” tall, 200 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. They report that while Jacob has a murder warrant, he also has a felony warrant for Assault I in an unrelated incident.

Anyone with information regarding Jacob’s whereabouts is asked to call APD Dispatch at 3-1-1 (option #1). To remain anonymous you may contact Crime Stoppers at www.anchoragecrimestoppers.com or 561-STOP.