Kotzebue Man Pleads Guilty To Murder I And Sexual Abuse Of A Minor I For 2018 Murder Of Ashley Johnson Barr

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Kotzebue Man Pleads Guilty To Murder I And Sexual Abuse Of A Minor I For 2018 Murder Of Ashley Johnson Barr

(Kotzebue, Alaska) – On Monday, June 21, 2021, Peter Vance Wilson pleaded guilty to first degree murder and first degree sexual abuse of a minor stemming from the September 6, 2018 murder of Ashley Johnson Barr in Kotzebue, Alaska. The State and Mr. Wilson entered into a plea agreement prior to Mr. Wilson’s change of plea. […]

Packed Courtroom for Kotzebue Man Arrested in Connection to Ashley Johnson-Barr Case

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Packed Courtroom for Kotzebue Man Arrested in Connection to Ashley Johnson-Barr Case

The Anchorage federal courtroom where 41-year-old Peter Wilson was in attendance on the charge of making false statements to a federal officer was packed to overflowing with standing room only as the defendant awaited the results of his detention hearing on Tuesday afternoon. Wilson’s charges stem from statements he made to the  FBI as they investigated […]