(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, an Anchorage jury convicted 34-year-old Phillip Maxwel Barger of one count of Second-Degree Murder, one count of Manslaughter, one count of Burglary, and one count of Fourth-Degree Assault for murdering 88-year-old Francisco “Frank” Martin Jr. on July 1, 2023. At trial, the evidence showed that Phillip Barger entered the home of […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Brent Bennett sentenced 47-year-old Anthony Peterson to 30 years of active incarceration for the murder of 18-year-old Brett Allen. On Jan. 14, 2021, Peterson fatally shot Brett Allen. In May of 2024, a Fairbanks jury found Peterson guilty of Murder in the Second Degree and rejected Peterson’s self-defense […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The Office of Special Prosecutions, OSP, has concluded eight reviews of officer-involved shootings for 2024 cases with five new cases that are under review. “The Office of Special Prosecutions’ review of use-of-deadly-force incidents ensures that officers continue to follow the criminal law in their use of force,” said Deputy Attorney General John Skidmore. OSP […]
(Juneau, AK) – On Sept. 13, 2024, Superior Court Judge Phillip Pallenberg sentenced 47-year-old Sonya H. Taton to 50 years in prison for murdering a boyfriend in 2019 and stabbing another boyfriend in 2016. Taton was convicted of Murder in the Second Degree and Assault in the First Degree following a multi-week trial that concluded […]