Anchorage Inmate Death Reported

Anchorage Inmate Death Reported

The Department of Corrections informed the Alaska Bureau of Investigation of the death of one of their inmates at the Alaska Regional Hospital late Saturday afternoon. The investigation into the death of 74-year-old William J. Wilson of Anchorage was deemed death by natural causes. Wilson had been incarcerated since his conviction for Murder II in […]

Arrest Made in Last Year’s Chevak Murder of Roxanne Smart

Arrest Made in Last Year’s Chevak Murder of Roxanne Smart

Almost a year after the discovery of 19-year-old Roxanne Smart found murdered near the clinic in Chevak, troopers with the Alaska Bureau of Investigation have made an arrest in her stabbing death. After traveling to the community of Chevak and conducting a follow-up investigation on on Thursday, troopers report that they arrested 20-year-old Samuel Atchak of […]

Selawik Murder Suspect Indicted by Kotzebue Grand Jury

Selawik Murder Suspect Indicted by Kotzebue Grand Jury

The trooper dispatch, on Tuesday, announced that Selawik man, 39-year-old Christopher Cleveland was indicted by a Kotzebue Grand Jury on charges of Murder I, Murder II, Attempted Murder II, Assault III, and Burglary I for the incident that arose in the early morning hours of Monday, July 6th in that village. It was at 4:42 […]

Selawik Suspect, Victim Identities Revealed, Investigation Continues

Selawik Suspect, Victim Identities Revealed, Investigation Continues

Alaska State Troopers have released further information concerning the shooting/barricade incident in Selawik that took place on Monday. Troopers have identified the identity of both the victim as well as the suspected shooter there. Troopers say that 39-year-old Christopher Cleveland gave himself up to authorities at 2:30 pm after being notified that a SERT team […]