The Alaska Department of law reported that a Sitka grand jury handed down indictments against five Sitka residents on charges of Robbery I, Assault I, II and III, Burglary I, and Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance II and III in connection with an incident in mid-March.

The report alleges that Porter Treadway, Christina Quintana, Andrea Avalos, Peter Krovina, and Holly Chambers went to a Sitka residence and pistol-whipped and shot a victim in both legs and beat another victim on March 18th. Prosecutors say that the incident was drug-related.

The five suspects, who were arrested on Friday face maximum sentences of 20 years for each charge of Robbery in the First Degree and Assault in the First Degree; a maximum of 10 years for each charge of Burglary in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree and Misconduct with a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree; and a maximum of 5 years for each charge of Assault in the Third Degree and Misconduct with a Controlled Substance in a Third Degree if convicted.[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-responsive”]The cases against the defendants are being prosecuted by the Sitka District Attorney’s office and the Office of Special Prosecutions Statewide Drug Enforcement Prosecutor.

  andrea avalos, assault, burglary, christina quintana, drugs, holly chambers, indictment, peter krovina, pistol whipped, porter treadway, robbery, shooting, sitka