Jim Adams of Noatak Sentenced to 80 Years for Second-Degree Murder in Beating Death of Wife, Rhoda Adams

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Jim Adams of Noatak Sentenced to 80 Years for Second-Degree Murder in Beating Death of Wife, Rhoda Adams

(Kotzebue, AK) – Friday, Jim Adams, of Noatak, was sentenced to serve 80 years in prison for the murder of his wife. Adams, 45, was convicted in September 2023 of Murder in the Second Degree for beating his wife Rhoda Adams to death with a crowbar in June 2020. Adams was also sentenced to serve […]

Previously Convicted Sex Offender Convicted in Child Porn Case

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Previously Convicted Sex Offender Convicted in Child Porn Case

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 […]