An Ohio man, who was jailed after being indicted for felony rape, was arrested, hospitalized, then escaped, is now dead by his own hand, authorities in Ohio report. 32-year-old Branden Lee Powell, of Antwerp, Ohio, who was arrested on rape charges on July 8th, escaped from a transport van on Friday while he was being […]
Anchorage teen, 19-year-old Jim Persey, is facing 24 felony charges and two misdemeanor charges, after a year of investigations by the Anchorage Police Department, it was announced by District Attorneys in Anchorage this week. Persey actions were initially looked into by APD investigators over a year ago, and then was first charged with one count of Sexual […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker announced Tuesday that Alaska will receive a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to process over 1,000 sexual assault kits in possession of the Alaska State Troopers (AST). This follows an inventory review conducted by the Governor’s Office and Troopers, which determined there are more than 3,000 […]
On August 15th, 2016, Bethel-based Alaska State Troopers received a report of a burglary and assault with a knife in the small community of Napaskiak and at once opened an investigation into the incident. The AST investigation revealed that 42-year-old Wilson Beaver of that community entered a residence there and put a knife to the […]