(Anchorage, AK) – Last week, after a lengthy jury trial, an Anchorage jury convicted Joshua Oktoyak, 35, of Murder in the First Degree and two counts of Murder in the Second Degree for the July 12, 2023, killing of Cindy Ahwinona. The trial began March 10. The evidence presented at trial revealed Oktoyak used a […]
An Alaska woman was sentenced Tuesday to 12 months in prison for evading taxes on income she earned from the business she operated. According to court documents and statements made in court, Tina H. Yi, was the sole owner and operator of SJ Investment LLC, a hotel, bar, and liquor store in Nome, Alaska, that […]
(Ketchikan) – Tuesday, a Ketchikan jury convicted 40-year-old Andrew Hanson on multiple drug related charges. Hanson was found guilty on two counts of Misconduct Involving Controlled Substance in the Second Degree for possessing fentanyl pills and powder, respectively, with the intent to manufacture or deliver; one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third […]
(Bethel, AK) – Tuesday, the former Mayor of Pilot Station, 68-year-old Arthur Sammy Heckman, Sr., was sentenced for one felony conviction of Unlawful Interference with an Election for inducing or attempting to induce an election official to fail in the official’s duty through the use of force, threat, intimidation, or offers of reward. Heckman pled guilty […]