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State of Alaska Department of Law Press Releases

699 Press Releases
  • Published on January 28, 2022 - 00:24 GMT

    Man Sentenced to 55 Years in Prison for Murder of Zoo Groundskeeper

    January 27, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage man was sentenced to serve 55 years in prison this week for killing an Anchorage Zoo groundskeeper and security guard in November 2018. Clayton Andrew Charlie of Anchorage had previously pleaded guilty to …

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  • Published on January 20, 2022 - 23:21 GMT

    Attorney General Joins in Urging Department of State to Fight Fentanyl

    January 20, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor has called on the U.S. Department of State to take a tougher approach toward preventing the deadly drug fentanyl from illegally entering the United States. Attorney General Taylor and …

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  • Published on January 20, 2022 - 20:54 GMT

    Mi Jung Sherrod Indicted on Manslaughter Charge

    January 20, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage grand jury has indicted 55-year-old Mi Jung Sherrod on one count of manslaughter in connection with a June 24, 2021, vehicle crash in Anchorage. She is also charged with driving under the influence. Sherrod …

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  • Published on January 20, 2022 - 18:29 GMT

    Idaho Man Indicted for 1985 Anchorage Murder

    January 19, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage grand jury has indicted an Idaho man on one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder for the May 28, 1985, death of Jawed Ahmed. Eric Lane Jones, 56, is accused of shooting and …

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  • Published on January 20, 2022 - 18:29 GMT

    Alaska Requests to Join Litigation Over ANWR Moratorium

    January 19, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska moved to join a lawsuit today challenging the Biden Administration’s open-ended moratorium on oil exploration on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The State has asked in U.S. …

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  • Published on January 14, 2022 - 00:48 GMT

    Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Vaccine Requirement, Lets CMS Mandate Proceed

    January 13, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – The U.S. Supreme Court today blocked a Biden Administration regulation that would force 84 million American workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or face weekly testing. Alaska and a coalition of other states had sued …

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  • Published on January 12, 2022 - 18:19 GMT

    Alaska Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit over Oil Operations

    January 11, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor asked a U.S. District Court judge this week to allow the State of Alaska to intervene in a lawsuit by environmental groups that seeks to significantly limit oil and gas activities in …

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  • Published on January 12, 2022 - 00:53 GMT

    Juneau DA Angie Kemp Named Criminal Division Director

    January 11, 2022 (Juneau, AK) – Juneau District Attorney Angie Kemp has been named as director of the Alaska Department of Law’s Criminal Division, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor announced today. Kemp is a Juneau native and career prosecutor who has …

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  • Published on January 11, 2022 - 01:04 GMT

    Taylor, Other AGs Urge FCC to Take Additional Action on Robocalls

    January 10, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – Attorney General Treg Taylor and a bipartisan group of his counterparts urged the Federal Communications Commission to do more to protect American consumers from the scourge of illegal robocalls by international callers. …

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  • Published on December 22, 2021 - 20:14 GMT

    Bethel Man Indicted for Multiple Sexual Assault Counts

    December 21, 2021 (Bethel, AK) – A Bethel grand jury this week indicted Jon Cochrane, 51, of Bethel on one count of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, one count of Attempted Sexual Assault in the First Degree and three counts of Sexual Assault in the …

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  • Published on December 22, 2021 - 17:29 GMT

    Alaska Files Court Challenge to Halt Head Start Mandate

    December 21, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska joined 23 other states today in a lawsuit asking a U.S. District Court in Louisiana to block yet another federal Covid-19 vaccine mandate, this one to require Head Start workers and volunteers across the country …

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  • Published on December 17, 2021 - 01:20 GMT

    Judge Sentences Anchorage Man to 65 Years in Prison

    December 15, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage man convicted of murder in the first degree was sentenced this week to 65 years in prison for the crime. Judge Catherine Easter sentenced Tommy James Rumph to 65 years with no suspended time. He was also …

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  • Published on December 9, 2021 - 00:12 GMT

    Juneau Man Indicted for Possession of Child Pornography

    December 8, 2021 (Juneau, AK) – A Juneau man has been indicted by a grand jury on 14 counts of possession of child pornography. Bradley D. Waldron, 56, was indicted last week following an investigation by the Juneau Police Department. Waldron is alleged to …

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  • Published on December 3, 2021 - 23:51 GMT

    Anchorage Man Indicted for Attempted Murder

    December 3, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – A grand jury this week indicted Mark Cruz Nystuen, 33, of Anchorage, on 12 felony counts including Attempted Murder in the First Degree on charges stemming from a February incident in Anchorage. Nystuen is accused of …

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  • Published on November 30, 2021 - 02:54 GMT

    Court Sides with Alaska, Other States and Blocks CMS Vaccine Mandate

    November 29, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – A U.S. District Court judge today issued an injunction to stop the federal government’s broad and overreaching vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, a victory for Alaska and nine other states that sued to block the …

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  • Published on November 12, 2021 - 23:31 GMT

    Grand Jury Indicts Woman for Burning Home, Killing Animals

    November 12, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage grand jury this week indicted Wendy Seltenreich, 37, on one count of first-degree arson, one count of second-degree arson, one count of third-degree arson, one count of first-degree criminal mischief, one …

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  • Published on November 12, 2021 - 18:11 GMT

    Fairbanks Man Accused of Ramming, Shooting at Vehicle, Charged with Attempted Murder

    November 10, 2021 (Fairbanks, AK) – The Fairbanks District Attorney’s Office today charged 34-year-old Anthony Lee Frey with Attempted Murder in the First Degree for repeatedly ramming and shooting at a vehicle on Monday, November 8, 2021. The driver of …

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  • Published on November 9, 2021 - 19:59 GMT

    Man Charged with Murder in Fairbanks Safeway Shooting, Bail Set at $10 Million

    November 9, 2021 (Fairbanks, AK) – Joshua Eric Butcher, 41, was arraigned Monday, Nov. 8, on one count of murder in the first degree for the Nov. 7 shooting at a Safeway in Fairbanks that took the life of Harley Titus.  Another individual suffered a …

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  • Published on November 6, 2021 - 00:31 GMT

    Unlicensed Contractor Ordered to Pay Civil Penalties, Restitution

    November 5, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage man who falsely claimed to be a licensed contractor and U.S. Marine Corps veteran has been ordered by an Alaska Superior Court judge to pay $75,000 in civil penalties and more than $13,000 in restitution for …

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  • Published on November 5, 2021 - 16:39 GMT

    Anchorage Man Indicted for Murder

    November 4, 2021 (Anchorage, AK) – An Anchorage grand jury on Wednesday indicted 34-year-old Russell Allen Haube in connection with the October 23, 2021, death of Joseph Evans at the Backpacker’s Inn in Anchorage. Haube was indicted on one count of first- …

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