FAIRBANKS – A Fairbanks man was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to more than eight years (97 months) in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for the possession of heroin and fentanyl with the intent distribute those drugs. According to court documents, Michael Miller, 35, aka “Smiles,” and […]
At about 4:13 pm on Wednesday, an Alaska State Trooper based in Fairbanks attempted a traffic stop on a speeding BMW SUV on the Steese Highway and found that it was also called in as a REDDI vehicle an hour before. The speeding BMW failed to pull over for the stop and instead sped away […]
Fairbanks-based troopers responded to a shot-fired call in the University Ave/Sandviks Street area at 3:30 am Sunday morning that resulted in Weapons Misconduct and Domestic Violence charges, AST reports. The caller also reported a white sedan leaving the area immediately after. Upon arrival, troopers made contact with a male and female determined to be the […]
FAIRBANKS – A North Pole, Alaska, man was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph Beistline to 15 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possession of child pornography after a prior conviction for sexual abuse of a minor. According to court documents, Jason Patzke, 47, downloaded, accessed, and deleted […]