(Anchorage, AK) – On Wednesday an Anchorage jury convicted 42-year-old Martin Komok of two counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree. On Feb. 12, 2024, the defendant sexually assaulted his girlfriend while she was sleeping. He confessed to the conduct and admitted that he had previously sexually assaulted her while she was sleeping. At […]
Native communities in the Dakotas continue to face disproportionately high rates of violence Native communities in the Dakotas continue to face disproportionately high rates of violence: In North Dakota, Native Americans experience violent crime at 2.5 times the national average. In South Dakota, while Native Americans make up just 9% of the population, they represent […]
An arrest was made in Wasilla on Tuesday in connection with an exploitation case headed by the Alaska Bureau of Investigation Technical Crime Unit, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Together, the two agencies make up Task Force Dawnbreaker. The task force reports that their investigation revealed that 38-year-old Jason Keller had taken advantage of […]
(Bethel, AK) – Yesterday, a jury found 59-year-old Matthew Nicori guilty of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree and Sexual Assault in the Third Degree after a week-long trial. These convictions relate to the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in the village of Akiak in May 2018. Nicori exercised his right to represent himself at […]