November 27, 2024
(Anchorage, Alaska) -- Yesterday, an Anchorage jury convicted Antony Leone Socarras, 35, on two counts of Murder in the Second Degree for the death of his former girlfriend, 34-year-old Angela Telles.
She suffered a single gunshot wound to the head. The incident took place in her home near Sand Lake while her 13-year-old daughter was there. The defendant was apprehended after a SWAT search with K9.
The trial lasted more than two weeks, and the jury deliberated for approximately five days before returning a guilty verdict. Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson presided over the trial in Anchorage.
A sentencing date has been set for April 4, 2025. Socarras faces up to 99 years in jail.
CONTACT: Anchorage Assistant District Attorney Lindsey Maguigan at (907) 269-6300 or lindsey.maguigan@alaska.gov.
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Department Media Contacts: Communications Director Patty Sullivan at patty.sullivan@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6368. Information Officer Sam Curtis at sam.curtis@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6269.
