On January 11th, New Stuyahok man, James Weedman entered a plea of guilty to Murder II and Sexual Assault II in the August 2020 death of 25-year-old Angelina Chunak. As a result of his guilty plea to the charges, Weedman faces between 40 and 80 years for the murder charge and a mandatory 10 years […]
Just minutes after midnight on Sunday morning a woman called 911 and reported to Alaska State Troopers that she had been sexually assaulted. She told AST that she had been assaulted by Terry Tomlinson age 55, of Palmer, while in his vehicle. AST patrol officers immediately responded and conducted a preliminary investigation that resulted in […]
On Monday, Maine resident Steven Downs was sentenced in Fairbanks court for the murder and sexual assault of Sophie Sergie. He was sentenced to 67 years on the murder conviction and an additional eight year for the sexual assault conviction. It was in February of this year that Downs was convicted on the charges. The […]
A Wasilla suspect in a sexual assault case was shot and killed during an attempted arrest at his residence on Friday afternoon troopers report. Investigators with the Alaska State Trooper Child Abuse Investigation Unit (CAIU) went to a residence in Wasilla at 1:45 pm on Friday to take 63-year-old Jimmy Janeway on charges of probable […]