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Jordan Joplin Convicted of Ketchikan Doctor’s Murder

By Patty Sullivan | State Department of Law on Jun 3, 2023   Featured, General News, Southeast Alaska  

Jordan Joplin Convicted of Ketchikan Doctor’s Murder

(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, in Anchorage, a jury found Jordan Joplin guilty of murdering Dr. Eric Garcia using a fatal dose of liquid morphine. Joplin, 38, was convicted of murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, and theft in the first degree for the March 2017 death of 58-year-old Garcia. “He killed Dr. […]

Harold Gregory Sentenced to 33 Years for Murder of Girlfriend

By Patty Sullivan | State Department of Law on May 25, 2023   Featured, General News  

Harold Gregory Sentenced to 33 Years for Murder of Girlfriend

(Bethel, AK) –Tuesday, Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced 33-year-old Harold Gregory of Crooked Creek to 45 years with 12 years suspended and 33 years to serve for the 2019 beating death of his girlfriend, Cheryl Sakar. This sentencing was a result of a partial plea agreement allowing Judge Peters to sentence Gregory to between […]

Anchorage Judge Sentences Eric Lee to Seven Years for 2018 Attempted Murder

By Patty Sullivan | State Department of Law on Feb 26, 2023   Featured, General News, Southcentral  

Anchorage Judge Sentences Eric Lee to Seven Years for 2018 Attempted Murder

(Anchorage, AK) – Last week, 25-year-old Eric Lee was sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Catherine Easter to serve seven years in prison for the attempted murder of Austin Cottrell. Lee pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted murder on Sept. 14, 2022. On Jan. 11, 2018, Eric Lee was in the self-checkout line at Fred Meyer on […]

State Seeks Clarity on Federal Opinions Addressing the Placement of Native Lands into Trust after ANCSA

By Patty Sullivan | State Department of Law on Jan 18, 2023   Featured, State  

State Seeks Clarity on Federal Opinions Addressing the Placement of Native Lands into Trust after ANCSA

(Anchorage, AK) – With five different opinions issued by three different Solicitors of Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior over the past several years, confusion exists over whether the 51-year-old Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) extinguished the federal government’s ability to take lands into trust in Alaska. The State filed a lawsuit […]

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