Palmer Jury Convicts Curtis Malcuit of Assault for Strangling Girlfriend

Palmer Jury Convicts Curtis Malcuit of Assault for Strangling Girlfriend

(Palmer, AK) – Wednesday, at the conclusion of a two-week jury trial, a Palmer jury convicted Curtis L. Malcuit, 53, of multiple counts of Second-Degree Assault, one count of Third-Degree Assault, and multiple counts of Fourth-Degree Assault. Malcuit was acquitted of other counts of assault and sexual assault. Malcuit strangled a former girlfriend on multiple […]

John Japhet Sentenced to 50 Years for Bethel Murder

John Japhet Sentenced to 50 Years for Bethel Murder

(Bethel, AK) – On Wednesday, Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced 43-year-old John Japhet to 50 years with 15 years suspended for the 2022 stabbing death of Paul John in Bethel. Japhet will be on probation for 15 years upon his release from incarceration. On June 6, 2022, after a night of drinking, Japhet entered […]