(Anchorage, AK) – On Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, sentencing was held in Dillingham before Superior Court Judge Christina Reigh for State of Alaska vs. James Weedman. Weedman, 20, was charged with Murder in the First and Second Degree, Sexual Assault in the First Degree, and Evidence Tampering, after he sexually assaulted and murdered a 25-year-old […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday afternoon, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews sentenced Steavin Martin to 35 years and one day of active jail time for a conviction of Attempted Sexual Assault in the First Degree. He was also sentenced to 20 years active jail time for his conviction of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree, which […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday, 24-year-old Caleb Allen Russell Leyland pleaded guilty to the murder of Cynthia Hoffman in June 2019 near Thunderbird Falls. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson accepted Leyland’s plea to one count of Murder in the Second Degree. The charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder were dismissed as […]
(Bethel, AK) – Thursday afternoon, Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced now 21-year-old Raymond Landlord for the murder of 18-year-old Coy Bryan in 2018. Landlord pleaded guilty to Murder in the Second Degree in May 2023. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Mr. Landlord admitted that a “most serious” aggravator applied to this matter, and the […]