In a Monday morning announcement, Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder revealed that following a three-day trial in Juneau, previously convicted sex offender, 40-year-old Jim Wayne Thornhill, was convicted of Receipt of Child Pornography. Schroder stated in a press release today that “Thornhill faces a maximum penalty of no less than 15 years and up to 40 […]
Two Savoonga sisters were sentenced for their embezzlement of funds from that community while working with the Non-Profit, Kawarak Incorporated between April 2011 and May 2012, Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced on Thursday. Sylvia Toolie, age 60, and her sister, Peggy Akeya, age 57, were sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess […]
It took less than an hour for the video to go viral; less than 2 days for federal, state, and local authorities to make an arrest; and less than 15 months to resolve the case and send the guilty party to jail. On July 26, Shylo Akuna was sentenced to 4 years in prison after […]
Kenai Peninsula residents and law enforcement say that since the arrrest of Philip Drake Kneeland for Spice Distribution, the Spice epidemic and problems arising from it have essentially disappeared in that area of the state. Kneeland was arrested in the fall of 2015 for “possession of synthetic cannabimimetic agents with intent to distribute and possession of […]