This Day in Alaskan History-June 13th, 1994
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. […]
Nathanial Kangas Found Guilty of Murder I in 2014 Shooting Deaths of Trooper Rich and Sergeant Johnson
22-year-old Nathanial Kangas of Tanana was found guilty of Murder I charges in the deaths of Sergeant Patrick Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich on Monday after the jury began deliberations on Friday. Although, during the trial, the defense offered no evidence, the public defender told the court that Kangas should instead be convicted of Manslaughter not Murder […]
Aurora Theater Shooter Escapes Death Penalty
After seven hours of jury deliberation, Aurora Theater Killer, James Holmes, escaped the death penalty and instead received life without parole, it was announced moments ago. He avoided the death penalty because every jury member must agree on the death penalty in order to apply it. The jury could not come to a unanimous decision. […]