Crime & Courts

Peter Boyer, now indicted on federal charges of carjacking and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, was sentenced to spend 18 months in prison on state charges connected to the January incident.

A state review found Alaska State Trooper Gabriel Holmann was defending himself and others when he killed 67-year-old Kirk Medak at South Kasilof Beach in July.

Officers were legally justified in shooting Steve Kissack, 35, after he rushed toward them in July with an 8-inch knife, prosecutors said.

The man the two troopers are accused of assaulting in late May suffered “life-changing injuries” during the arrest, his attorney said Tuesday.

A witness alerted a family member, who saved two of the dogs, according to an affidavit filed in the case.

The footage shows a brief encounter June 3 between police officers and Tyler May in one edited video and five separate segments of raw redacted footage.

David Dumpson was convicted by a jury Tuesday on murder, attempted murder and assault charges. He is scheduled to be sentenced in January.

Cassandra Boskofsky, a 38-year-old woman originally from Ouzinkie, went missing in 2019. Her family has publicly said they believe she was a victim of Brian Smith.

Ketchikan Police Chief Jeffrey Walls was involved in an off-duty altercation at a Ketchikan restaurant in 2022 that left another man bleeding from the head, according to court filings.

Isaac Beshaw is accused of killing Steven Williams while he worked at the Speedway Gas station early Monday, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday.

A 22-year-old man was arrested on first-degree murder charges after the shooting at a gas station, according to the Palmer Police Department.

Benjamin Crittenden repeatedly refused to communicate with his clients, appear in court and disperse settlement funds, according to an state Supreme Court order issued Friday.

Police Chief Sean Case said a man wounded during an exchange of gunfire with an officer on Friday struck an occupied civilian vehicle while shooting.

Federal investigators found “tens of thousands of videos and images” depicting the sexual abuse of children on cellphones belonging to Spc. Seth Herrera, court documents say.

Police have yet to name the man suspected of shooting Carl Washington just off East Fifth Avenue near downtown Anchorage on Thursday.

Caleb Leyland helped plan the 2019 murder of Cynthia Hoffman and let another teen considered the ringleader borrow his car to carry out the act, prosecutors said.

APD Chief Sean Case said the man, who was not identified, was hospitalized with critical injuries.

Alaska State Trooper Jason Woodruff and Sgt. Joseph Miller arrested the wrong man during the May incident on the Kenai Peninsula.

A Dodge sedan missing a passenger-side mirror is believed to be the vehicle that struck the pedestrian and fled the scene, Alaska State Troopers say.

Officers responding to the camp on East 5th Avenue near Karluk Street found a man with a gunshot wound to his upper body.

Leroy Kobuk Sr., 47, was arrested on suspicion of first- and second-degree murder in the beating death of Michaeline Snowball, charges said.

Sgt. Jonathan Butler will not face criminal charges in the June death of 58-year-old Lisa Fordyce-Blair following an hourslong standoff at her home, according to a finding released Tuesday.

Anchorage police Chief Sean Case on Monday provided new details about the moments preceding Easter Leafa’s death. Police say the knife had a 7-inch blade.