Charles Minton Sentenced to Serve 25 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor 1

Charles Minton Sentenced to Serve 25 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor 1

  (Kenai, AK) – Last week, Kenai Superior Court Judge Kelly Lawson sentenced 38-year-old Charles Minton to 50 years with 25 years suspended, leaving 25 years to serve, following his guilty plea to a consolidated count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree. As he was convicted of an unclassified sexual felony offense, […]

Alaska Air National Guard rescues injured snowmachiner near Cooper Landing

Alaska Air National Guard rescues injured snowmachiner near Cooper Landing

  JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska  –  Alaska Air National Guard personnel conducted a rescue mission Saturday, Feb. 21, after receiving a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers through the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. The mission was initiated to recover an injured snowmachiner in the Cooper Landing area, approximately 60 air miles south of Joint Base […]

Kodiak man sentenced to 20 years for role in 2022 fatal fentanyl overdose

Kodiak man sentenced to 20 years for role in 2022 fatal fentanyl overdose

  The defendant is one of over 60 charged in large-scale drug trafficking ring targeting Alaska. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Kodiak man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute deadly drugs that resulted in a fatal overdose in August 2022. While on pretrial release for state […]

Anchorage man sentenced to 14 years for drug trafficking, firearms crimes

Anchorage man sentenced to 14 years for drug trafficking, firearms crimes

  One charge related to October 2023 shooting of an Anchorage police officer. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced last week to 14 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl and for possessing a firearm as a felon. According to court documents, prior to the charged conduct, Christopher Nickalaskey, 34, had one […]