(Anchorage, AK) – Last week, 25-year-old Eric Lee was sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Catherine Easter to serve seven years in prison for the attempted murder of Austin Cottrell. Lee pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted murder on Sept. 14, 2022. On Jan. 11, 2018, Eric Lee was in the self-checkout line at Fred Meyer on […]
At 10:38 AM on November 14, 2022, a handgun was reported as stolen to APD. The loaded gun had been inside a locked vehicle parked outside a business on the 300-block of E 87th Avenue. The suspect forced entry through the passenger door to gain access to the pickup. At 11:29 PM on January 14, […]
Anchorage police responded to the 800-block of West 29th Place at 3:02 pm after call-in reporting shots fired at that location on Friday. When APD officers arrived at the scene, the suspect, now identified as 37-year-old Jesse Skinner, fired at the officers through the door. Skinner would barricade himself for several hours. As a result […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday, 32-year-old Alex Bender was sentenced by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Erin Marston for attempting to kill another inmate at Anchorage Correctional Complex. Bender was convicted by a jury in May 2022. Evidence at trial showed that on January 12, 2018, Bender attacked another inmate and repeatedly stomped on his head following a […]