Fairbanks Man Sentenced to 40 Years Imprisonment for 2023 Murder Committed While on Bail Release

Fairbanks Man Sentenced to 40 Years Imprisonment for 2023 Murder Committed While on Bail Release

(Fairbanks, AK) – Thursday, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Earl Peterson sentenced 37-year-old Wesley Cruikshank to 40 years imprisonment for the murder of 43-year-old Ashton Gasper-Scavette in 2023. On June 16, 2023, Gasper-Scavette and his girlfriend picked Cruikshank up from a Fairbanks restaurant after he had recently been released from jail and drove him to their […]

Shaktoolik man sentenced to 30 years for cyberstalking, sexually exploiting multiple victims

Shaktoolik man sentenced to 30 years for cyberstalking, sexually exploiting multiple victims

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A Shaktoolik man was sentenced last week to 30 years in prison followed by 30 years on supervised release for sexually exploiting three children to produce child pornography, and for cyberstalking the children and one adult victim. According to court documents, between December 2021 and July 2023, Matthew Jackson, 23, engaged in […]

Fairbanks Resident Joshua Bell Convicted in Double Execution

Fairbanks Resident Joshua Bell Convicted in Double Execution

(Fairbanks, AK) – Tuesday, a Fairbanks jury found 23-year-old Joshua Bell guilty of two counts of Murder in the First Degree for the August 2022 murders of Ricardo Duperior and Rachel Wright. He was also convicted of Tampering with Physical Evidence and Solicitation of Murder in the First Degree. On Aug. 7, 2022, around 2:30 […]