(Fairbanks, AK) – Wednesday, a Fairbanks jury returned a guilty verdict against 29-year-old Conar Lee Groppel of Fairbanks for Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. For his conviction, Mr. Groppel faces a sentence of up to 99 years. On February 14, 2020, Groppel and the victim, L.D., were incarcerated at Fairbanks Correctional Center. Groppel was in […]
(Fairbanks, Alaska) — This week, the Alaska State Troopers and Fairbanks Police Department arrested Gareth Ward for allegedly sexually assaulting multiple juveniles in the Fairbanks area. On July 8, 2025, at 2:29 am, Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks received a request for a welfare check on an underage female. AST responded to the location in North […]
(Anchorage, Alaska) — Tuesday, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby sentenced 43-year-old Richard Leemon Joe for the Oct. 9, 2019, sexual assault of an Anchorage woman. On Jan.13, 2025, an Anchorage jury convicted defendant Joe of Sexual Assault in the First Degree. The evidence at trial showed that the victim and her boyfriend had spent […]
(Kenai) – On April 24, 2025, on the first day of trial, Travis Amos George, 42, pleaded guilty to a consolidated count of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree with an agreed upon sentence of 50 years imposed with 20 years suspended, leaving an active initial term of imprisonment of 30 years. Upon completion of his […]