(Kenai, Alaska) – Monday, Jess Clucas, 48, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Jason Gist to 271 years for 60 felony counts for sexually abusing three grade-school children over a fourteen-year period. A Kenai jury convicted Clucas of the 60 counts on April 16, 2024. In a courtroom that was packed by the public, jurors, […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Tuesday, an Anchorage jury found 49-year-old Patrick Leu Tauanuu guilty on one-count each of Murder in the First Degree and Murder in the Second Degree for a shooting death that occurred on Nov. 19, 2020. This case was investigated by the Anchorage Police Department’s Homicide Unit. On Nov. 19, 2020, Patrick Leu Tauanuu […]
(Kodiak, AK) – William Vitkus is the new District Attorney at Kodiak, on Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska. Vitkus attended the University of Arizona Law School, graduating with honors in 2019. Following law school, Vitkus worked as a law clerk in Arizona before relocating to Alaska to join the Anchorage District Attorney’s Office […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Wednesday the granting of clemency to five individuals who through efforts consistent with changing their life, have warranted consideration for clemency. Each case was carefully reviewed and reflects the principles of redemption, accountability, and fairness embedded in Alaska’s clemency laws and processes. “Clemency is a tool that recognizes […]