Selawik Substitute Patrolman Charged with Sexual Assault of 16-Year-Old Girl Later Found Dead

Selawik Substitute Patrolman Charged with Sexual Assault of 16-Year-Old Girl Later Found Dead

Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a 16-year-old female in the community of Selawik that occurred during the late hours of Tuesday or the early morning hours of Wednesday. Kotzebue-based troopers received the report of the young girl’s death at 1:35 am on Wednesday morning and traveled to Selawik to investigate. Their investigation revealed that […]

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 […]

Shooting Suspect Barricaded in Rural Alaska Community of Selawik

Early this morning, at 4:42 am, Kotzebue-based troopers received a report from the community of Selawik that a man there was discharging a firearm. Troopers also talked to the village police officer in Selawik and it was confirmed that a suspect had barricaded himself in a residence and additionally, there was another individual outside the […]