JUNEAU, Alaska – Three men were sentenced today for their roles in a scheme to sell hundreds of Philippine produced products as authentic Alaska Native produced artwork, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. According to court documents, between May 2019 and December 2021, Travis Lee Macasaet, 39, of Ketchikan, Simeon Cabansag, 39, of Ketchikan, […]
The Klawock Police called Alaska State Troopers at 427 pm on Sunday and requested there assistance regarding a Klawock man armed with a high-powered rifle that he had discharged while making threats, AST reported. AST responded along with Craig PD, and U.S.F.S officers to lend assistance to Klawock personnel. Troopers identified the suspect as 61-year-old […]
(Sitka, AK) – Sitka Superior Court Judge Jude Pate sentenced Prince of Wales resident Albert Macasaet to a 99-year sentence in the 2016 strangulation death of Judylee Guthrie, his girlfriend and mother of his two children. A Sitka jury convicted Macasaet in May after a two-week trial. State prosecutors Charles Agerter and Paul Miovas presented […]
Man found Guilty of Murder by Strangulation (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – On Friday, May 3, 2019, a Sitka jury found Albert Macasaet guilty of Murder in the First Degree in relation to the murder of 27-year-old JudyLee Guthrie, of Hydaburg. The Jury found that Macasaet strangled Guthrie, which caused her death. What makes this case […]