Crime & Courts

Brian Kevin Powell, 40, was in custody in Spokane on Friday pending extradition to Alaska, according to state prosecutors.

Aaron Mitchell Hague was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his former roommate, who vanished from the home they rented in North Pole in mid-August 2020.

Kasey S. Gilruth Lang stole more than $8,200 over four days, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court.

Two King Salmon men and a New Mexico resident who left a platform to take photos near feeding brown bears at Brooks Falls pleaded guilty in the case.

Paul Gil, 41, paid a $1,500 fine to resolve ownership questions surrounding the AR-15 used to shoot the seal in 2017, federal prosecutors say.

“I’m not a scaredy guy,” said Stanley Sienda. “But I knew he was trying to kill me.”

Federal charges accuse Harvey Neil Anthony of killing two bears inside the park, where hunting is prohibited, and including the footage in his show.

The 35-year-old nurse’s husband, Jalonni Blackshear, is charged with the murders of his wife and their 14-year-old daughter, whom he is accused of sexually abusing.

Anesha “Duffy” Murnane vanished while walking in downtown Homer in October 2019. Former Homer resident Kirby Calderwood, 32, has been charged in her death.

Matthew Lee Myers, 42, told detectives he confronted 26-year-old Rolando Pressley after he saw him start a dumpster fire, according to police.

David K. Swendiman, 54, was taken into custody without incident in Truckee, California, on Thursday, authorities said.

Jalonni Blackshear, 39, was already apprehended in New York City after being accused of sexually abusing his 14-year-old daughter. She and her mother were killed in early April.

The case remains an open investigation. DaShawn McCormick was 6 when he was last seen.

Human remains were recovered from Turnagain Pass last summer and identified early this year as Jose G. Gonzalez, 46, Anchorage police said.

Gary Thomas died after he pressed a simple reset button on a frozen boiler in a home heating system. The new warning is part of a legal settlement with his widow.

The Alaska Department of Labor said Anchorage Auto Mart sold vehicles without valid titles, failed to disclose reconstructed titles, and misrepresented accident history. The dealer denies those practices.

David K. Swendiman often led youth group activities, and police say he may have more victims.

Christian Hudson was charged Friday more than a month after Parthena Kinkead’s body was found near the Hope cutoff.

Nathan William Hooks was charged with murder last week in the death of Derek Welsh, who was shot in his car in a Wasilla apartment complex parking lot, according to charging documents.

Prosecutors say another member of the “1488″ gang was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in 2017.

Glenn Lockwood was arrested Wednesday evening, according to federal prosecutors who say his wife has fled the United States for Colombia.

The State Medical Board this month suspended Norman Todd Lovell’s license until he can show “he is fit to practice in a manner consistent with public safety.”

North Pole resident David Wasson, 35, died in February. Jonothan Head, 40, was charged in his murder last week.