(Bethel, AK) –Tuesday, retired Superior Court Judge Nelson Traverso sentenced 50-year-old John Hammonds of Akiachak to serve 86 years of incarceration after being convicted of one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the First Degree, three counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree, and one count each of Enticement and […]
(Bethel, AK) – On Aug. 4, 2023, following a three-week trial, a Bethel jury found elementary school teacher John Mark Hammonds guilty of 14 counts of felony sexual offenses. Hammonds, 49, was an elementary school teacher and coach at the Akiachak school while also acting as a self-proclaimed pastor in the village of Akiachak in southwest […]
An Akiachak man faces assault and animal cruelty charges for incidents before and after arrest on Saturday, troopers report. Troopers say that Tribal Police responded to and openedd an investigation at an Akiachak address after receiving a request from a family member of the reported 27-year-old victim. The family member told authorities that the […]
Troopers say a murder/attempted suicide in Akiachak remains under investigation with the suspect now in Seattle undergoing treatment for a shotgun blast on Friday night. According to the investigation into the Friday night rural incident, two brothers in that community, Tom and Robert Snyder, 36 and 32 respectively, reportedly got into an argument over alcohol […]