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Commercial fisherman sentenced to 6 months in prison for falsifying fishing records and taking an endangered sperm whale

By Reagan Zimmerman-Hartzheim | U.S. Attorney's Office-Alaska on Mar 11, 2025 Featured, General News, Southeast Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska – A Southeast Alaska commercial fisherman was sentenced today to six months in prison for falsifying fishing records in violation of the Lacey Act and illegally taking a sperm whale in violation of the Endangered Species Act. According to court documents, between October and November 2020, Dugan Paul Daniels, 55, of Coffman Cove, […]

Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting in Juneau

By Patty Sullivan | State Department of Law on Feb 28, 2025 Featured, General News, Southeast Alaska

(Anchorage, AK) – The Office of Special Prosecutions completed its review of an officer-involved shooting from Dec. 25, 2024, involving Ashley Rae Johnston and Juneau Police Department (JPD) Officer Jonah Hennings-Booth. The review determined that Officer Hennings-Booth was legally justified in his use of deadly force against Ms. Johnston. The incident occurred after JPD received a […]