(Anchorage, AK) – The Office of Special Prosecutions has completed its review of an officer-involved shooting incident from July 15, 2024, involving Steven Kissack and Juneau Police Department Sgt. Christopher Gifford and Alaska State Trooper Sgt. Branden Forst in Juneau. The review determined that both Sgt. Forst and Sgt. Gifford were legally justified in their use […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor filed a lawsuit against James Francis Dainis and six companies owned by Dainis (264KB PDF), alleging that they engaged in widespread fraud in the ATM industry. According to the complaint, Dainis sells ATMs to small business, non-profits, and ANCSA corporations, and provides related services, including connecting the machines […]
(Bethel, AK) – Thursday, Bethel District Court Judge William Montgomery sentenced 31-year-old Daniel Buckingham of Bethel to 30 years with seven years suspended and 23 years to serve for the 2019 sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl. Buckingham was sentenced after being convicted by a Bethel trial jury in March 2022. Judge Montgomery found that an […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Friday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 21-year-old Luimariamofoa Polu to serve 27 years in jail for the murder of 15-year-old Raynaldo Khotesouvan on July 20, 2018, in Anchorage. Polu, who was 16-years-old at the time of the murder, was charged as an adult for the crime pursuant to Alaska Statute 47.12.030. […]