[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Juneau woman was sentenced in Federal court by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to five years in prison for her part in a drug conspiracy carried out in Juneau in 2017. Her co-conspirator, 46-year-old Christian Peters was previously sentenced to 30 months after his conviction. 35-year-old Tiffany Spaulding of Juneau was sentenced to […]
The Department of Justice announced on Friday that an Anchorage man was convicted of Attempted Sexual Trafficking of a Minor and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor on Thursday. After a three-day trial in Anchorage, Danny Ray Lowe found guilty of two counts of Attempted Sexual Trafficking of a Minor and two counts of Attempted Sexual […]
Following the decision and directive by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska has filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty against 32-year-old John Pearl Smith II of Palmer for the murders of Ben Gross and Crystal Denardi. According to the press release issued […]
(ANCHORAGE, ALASKA) – Friday, Governor Bill Walker shared improvements to public safety in Alaska, including the recent High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) designation, and progress on the Public Safety Action Plan, the administration’s multi-faceted approach to address crime in Alaska. Governor Walker praised ongoing partnerships between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies helping to build a Safer Alaska. […]