(Anchorage, AK) – The Office of Special Prosecutions completed its review of an officer-involved shooting from Dec. 25, 2024, involving Ashley Rae Johnston and Juneau Police Department (JPD) Officer Jonah Hennings-Booth. The review determined that Officer Hennings-Booth was legally justified in his use of deadly force against Ms. Johnston. The incident occurred after JPD received a […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 50-year-old Armando Velador-Padilla to a sentence of 60 years in custody with ten suspended, 50 years to serve for Murder in the Second Degree. The charges stem from an April 23, 2021 incident where Velador-Padilla was hearing voices and suffering active delusions that were […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska’s continued participation in the Texas v. Becerra multistate case ensures that the Rehabilitation Act will continue, without undue interference, to protect the rights of persons with disabilities and the federal funding that supports existing Section 504 protections. The new federal regulations that Alaska is opposing would allow the federal government to unilaterally reinterpret […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, an Anchorage jury returned guilty verdicts for Murder in the First Degree, two counts of Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the Third Degree and Tampering with Physical Evidence for Jesse Lee Jones. The charges stem from the October 23, 2023 shooting death of 34-year-old Josiah Goecker. Goecker was the […]