This Day in Alaska History-December 4th, 1919
Robert Bridges Found Guilty of Murdering Wife
(Fairbanks, AK) – A Fairbanks jury found 62-year-old Robert Bridges guilty of Murder in the First Degree for the 2021 murder of his wife, Kimberly Bridges. The jury also found him guilty of Murder in the Second Degree and Tampering with Physical Evidence. On Oct. 25, 2021, Bridges reported that his wife was last seen the […]
Raymond Pointer Convicted of 2023 Shooting of Lance Bourgeois
(Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage jury convicted 53-year-old Raymond Charles Pointer of three counts of Assault in the First Degree, two counts of Misconduct Involving Weapons in the Second Degree, and one count of Reckless Endangerment on Nov. 15. At trial, the evidence showed that in November 2023, Pointer stayed in an RV on Lance […]
Eagle River man guilty of trafficking firearms from Alaska to California
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal jury convicted an Eagle River man late last week for trafficking firearms from Alaska to California after a five-day trial. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from February 2021 to April 2022, Cornelius Smith, 33, bought 28 firearms from gun stores and private parties in Alaska. During […]