On April 30, 2021, Judge Frank Pfiffner sentenced Daniel Gadomski to a maximum sentence of 40 years with 5 suspended for the crimes of Sexual Assault in the First Degree and Assault in the Second Degree. The charges stemmed from a sexual assault and strangulation that Gadomski committed on June 2, 2015 at the Black […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On April 15, 2021, an Anchorage grand jury indicted 53-year-old Leonard Charles Pletnikoff on one count of sexual assault in the second degree and one count of sexual assault in the third degree. Both charges are designated as domestic violence. This case was investigated by the Anchorage Police Department Special Victims Unit. The charges […]
Anchorage District Attorney Brittany Dunlop announced today that an Anchorage Grand Jury indicted Bert Christopher (“Chris”) Heitstuman on seven counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and Attempted Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. Heitstuman was arrested on Thursday, February 25, and is currently being held on a $11,000 cash-only bond with a 24/7 […]
Friday, an Anchorage grand jury indicted 16 year-old London Mena, 17 year-old Dominiq Seeman, and 19 year-old Anthony Jameson, for killing Khirey Pruitt on October 7, 2020, at an apartment located on McCarrey Street in Anchorage. Each defendant was indicted on one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder, one count of […]
(Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage man was sentenced on Monday to 14 years and 6 months for armed robbery, impersonation of an officer, and interference with official proceedings. Judge Michael Spaan sentenced 29-year-old Christian Andre Young to 12 years with 3 years suspended for committing armed robbery, one year for impersonating an officer, and 18 […]
September 15, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska Department of Law warns Alaskans not to participate in a growing pyramid scheme called “The Blessing Loom.” The scam is currently believed to be operating in multiple communities across the state. The scam often uses a multi-layered octagon board called a “loom.” The layers of the “loom” […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On March 9 a jury returned guilty verdicts against Tommy Rumph for Murder in the First Degree, Murder in the Second Degree, and Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree. Rumph was also convicted by the court of Misconduct Involving a Weapon in the Third Degree for being a felon […]
(Anchorage, AK) –An Anchorage man with a criminal history dating back to 1982 will likely spend the rest of his life imprisoned after being sentenced today for the 2016 attempted sexual assault of an Anchorage woman. 60-year-old Rex Weston has 36 previous convictions in Alaska including nine prior felonies, with prior sexual felonies in […]
October 12, 2018 (Anchorage, AK) – The Department of Law’s Consumer Protection Unit and the Department of Revenue are warning the public about a potential new tax scam. The scam purports to send a notice from the Internal Revenue Service, Alaska Department of Revenue notifying the consumer or business of a non-residence tax payment owed. […]