(Dillingham, AK) – An Ekwok man was convicted at trial this week of sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor. A jury in Dillingham Superior Court deliberated approximately five hours before finding Constantine Akelkok, 37, guilty of sexual assault in the second degree and sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. In July […]
A call reporting shots fired in the Overlook Drive area at just before midnight on Tuesday prompted troopers to respond to the location to investigate. Troopers, upon arrival, would find that 24-year-old Isaac Barnes, who was upset with people in a residence, had discharged rounds through the door. Fortunately, those shots missed any of the […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – A Fairbanks jury Thursday convicted a Maine man for killing and sexually assaulting 20-year-old Sophie Sergie in a dormitory on the University of Alaska at Fairbanks campus in April 1993. Jurors deliberated for three days before finding Steven Downs, 47, guilty of Murder in the First Degree and Sexual Assault. Downs is being […]
Alaska State Troopers report that a Tyonek man gave up after a brief stand-off in that village on Saturday morning. Troopers traveled to the Cook Inlet village of Tyonek via Helo-2 with a K-9 at 9:45 am on Saturday morning to serve several active felony arrest warrants on 44-year-old Joseph Standifer. Shortly after their arrival, […]