ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. According to court documents, Peter Joseph Hickel Jr., 34, used social media to communicate with and attempt to meet an individual that he believed to be a 12-year-old girl […]
Homeland Security Investigations seeking additional information. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment on Thursday charging an Army soldier with child pornography offenses. The defendant, Seth Herrera, 34, who is stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, was arrested on August 23, 2024. According to court documents, Herrera transported, received […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Indiana man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison and life on supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to produce child sexual abuse materials. According to court documents, Darin Schilmiller, 26, and his co-conspirator Denali Brehmer, 24, conspired to murder Cynthia Hoffman in June 2019 while Schilmiller was […]
FBI seeking to identify other potential victims and additional information ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Wasilla man was charged by criminal complaint last week for allegedly possessing child pornography and possessing a firearm as a felon. According to court documents, in June 2022, law enforcement obtained and executed a search warrant for a cell phone belonging […]