(Fairbanks, AK) – On January 13, 2026, Martin Hietala, 42, was sentenced to 34 years for the 2018 kidnapping and assault of a woman in a Fairbanks hotel room. On July 15, 2018, Mr. Hietala restrained victim J.B. in a Fairbanks hotel room and repeatedly strangled her, twice to unconsciousness, while he interrogated her about spying […]
[content id=”79272″] “Locking Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous,” said Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. “Forcing elected officials to sign ‘permission slips’ and take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook. Texas Republicans have lost their damn minds.” Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier was forced to […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Wasilla man was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison and will serve the rest of his life on supervised release for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Wasilla. According to court documents, on Nov. 2, 2022, a 14-year-old girl exited a school bus in Wasilla and started walking […]
(Fairbanks, AK) – On May 8, 2025, a Fairbanks jury found 41-year-old Martin Hietala guilty of Kidnapping and three counts of Assault in the First Degree. The jury acquitted him of five counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree. On July 15, 2018, Mr. Hietala restrained J.B. in a Fairbanks hotel and repeatedly strangled her, […]