Crime & Courts

Jalonni Blackshear, 39, was sought for questioning in the death of his wife, Raechyl Blackshear, and her 14-year-old daughter, Jayla. He faces three charges of sexual abuse of a minor related to an incident alleged to have occurred two weeks before they were found dead.

Jalonni Blackshear is wanted for questioning in the death of his wife, Raechyl Blackshear, and her 14-year-old daughter Jayla, their family said.

52-year-old John Holman was charged with felony second-degree terroristic threatening and appeared in court Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t clear if the incident was being investigated as a hate crime.

John Holman was charged with terroristic threatening following a four-hour standoff on Friday with police, who said a man had been barricaded in a room after making threats with a weapon.

Allen Amaktoolik was shot last week after he pointed a weapon at two troopers investigating an assault, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

Julian Francis Jr. joined the Army in 2013 and came to Alaska first in 2014 and again in 2020.

The victim, a 32-year-old man, knew the suspect and was “hanging out” with him before the attack occurred, Fairbanks police said.

Police did not identify the child. Limited information was immediately available about the deaths.

Brent Avery Smith, 22, was charged Monday with first- and second-degree murder in the death of Julian Francis Jr.

When police destroy property or send chemical agents into a home — no matter how justified or necessary for public safety the action is — it’s not the government that’s responsible for cleaning it up. The property owner is the one who’s on the hook, and insurance usually won’t cover it.

Police said late Saturday that 21-year-old Brent Avery Smith was in custody.

The officer who shot the man was identified as Jacob Barker, a trooper for three years who is currently assigned to Nome, according to Alaska State Troopers.

The 35-year-old man died at the community clinic, Alaska State Troopers say.

The two incidents appear to be unrelated, and no shootings were reported.

Jay Allen Johnson, 65, was also fined $5,000, ordered to serve three years of supervised release after his prison sentence, and is barred by a protective order from contacting U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, their family and staff members for three years.

The man pointed a shotgun at two Alaska State Troopers before one of the officers shot him, according to the agency.

The 32-year-old was found dead in his car, Alaska State Troopers say. They are asking the public for information.

William Joe Westfall, 72, applied for benefits using the wrong birth year and claimed Vietnam War service he never performed, prosecutors say.

Alaska State Troopers found the body of Parthena Kinkead on Saturday evening inside her car near Mile 55 of Seward Highway.

Around 10 troopers initially responded to the report of a man who walked into a Wasilla-area home uninvited, carrying a gun and an ax and demanding to see someone who wasn’t there.