A previously convicted sex offender, who was released this year has once again been convicted and sentenced, this time on a conviction of Distributing Child Pornography, U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced on Monday. According to the release, 27-year-old Anchorage resident, Jay Leavitt, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. […]
A Fairbanks man living in North Pole was convicted on child pornography charges for the second time in the Fairbanks U.S. District Court it was revealed by the US Department of Justice on Thursday. 54-year-old Tommy Hanson was convicted after a three-day trail this week, and is due to be sentenced on January 19th, 2018, […]
In a Monday morning announcement, Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder revealed that following a three-day trial in Juneau, previously convicted sex offender, 40-year-old Jim Wayne Thornhill, was convicted of Receipt of Child Pornography. Schroder stated in a press release today that “Thornhill faces a maximum penalty of no less than 15 years and up to 40 […]
A Klawock Sport Charter Captain forfeited his vessel and trailer to the state after repeated violations spanning the last three years during sentencing in the Prince of Wales court on Monday. 75-year-old Stuart Merchant pleaded guilty to four wildlife crimes in court after a three day investigation that charged him with Unsworn Falsification and violating […]