Former Bethel Police Officer Jonathan Murphy Convicted for Assaulting a Suspect During an Arrest

Former Bethel Police Officer Jonathan Murphy Convicted for Assaulting a Suspect During an Arrest

(Bethel, AK) – Last week, following a six-day trial, a Bethel jury found 39-year-old Jonathan Murphy guilty of Assault in the Fourth Degree, Providing False Information Implicating Another in a Crime, and Tampering with Public Records in the Second Degree. On Dec. 23, 2023, Murphy, then an officer with the Bethel Police Department, assisted in a […]

Jury finds Tyler Bateman Guilty on Eight Counts of Threatening Interstate Communications

Jury finds Tyler Bateman Guilty on Eight Counts of Threatening Interstate Communications

After less than an hour of deliberation, an Anchorage federal jury came back with the verdict of guilty on all eight counts of Threatening Interstate Communications against Anchorage man 28-year-old Tyler Chance Bateman on Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department revealed on Thur4sday. Bateman, in early February, had left Alaska and headed to New York City. […]