Alaska Excessive Force Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jacob Cotton </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death. On Jan. 9, Jacob Cotton shipped a parcel containing the pills from Spokane to the individual in Skagway via the U.S. Postal Service. The parcel was delivered sometime between Jan. 11 and 12. On Jan. 12, the individual contacted multiple people indicating the p... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - AK)United States of America v. Craig Scott Valdez
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor, exploitation of a child, production of child porn, and coercion and enticement of a minor. Craig Scott Valdez, 36, used the popular social media application Snapchat to identify, groom and entice juvenile females in Alaska for the purposes of sexual exploitation. The indictment charges thi... More...
$ (02-22-2026 - AK)United States of America v. Jonathan Tylor Herra
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child and possession and access with intent to view child pornography.<br> <br> Google A.I.<br> <br> Federal laws on child exploitation, primarily outlined in Chapter 110 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code, define and impose severe penalties for crimes such as producing and distributing child porno... More...
$0 (10-29-2025 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Jacob Peter </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl resulting in a fatal overdose </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Fairbanks man indicted for distributing fentanyl resulting in a fatal overdose</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b>... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - AK)Lilah Moss v. Country Financial d/b/a Country Preferred Insurance Company
Anchorage, Alaska insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> This case was initially filed in the State of Alaska, Third Judicial District, 3AN-25-04081, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> In Alaska, insurance bad faith occurs when an insurer unreasonably denies or delays payment of a valid claim... More...
$0 (08-07-2025 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Kyle Cozens </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of receipt of child pornography. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Eielson Airman sentenced to 5 years for possessing child pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On Nov. 7, 2023, Kyle Cozens, 32, who was ... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Heide Goodermote </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interfering with joint military operations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Delta Junction woman sentenced for interfering with joint military operations with a high-powered laser</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On Feb.... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Benjamin Roundy, aka “Aleks†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to coerce and entice a minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Anchorage man sentenced to over 11 years for attempting to coerce a minor</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In early July 2023, Benjamin Roundy, ak... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Billy Ray Okpeaha, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Utqiagvik man sentenced to 15 years for producing child pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A detective with a local law enforcement agency, acting in... More...
$0 (01-31-2025 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Dahkota Mitchell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted production of child pornography, enticement of minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fairbanks man sentenced to 12 years for attempted production of child pornography, enticement of minor </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center>... More...
$0 (01-31-2025 - AK)Arlene Diane Tripp v. City and Borough of Juneau, Derek Bos, and Juneau Police Department
Juneau, Alaska personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto and governmental negligence theories.<br> <br> In July 2019 Brent Bartlett was a police officer with the Juneau Police Department (JPD).[1] He lived with and was in a relationship with another JPD officer, Hannah Malone, at the time. Bartlett struggled with alcohol abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due t... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Anthaney O’Connor </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing, possessing child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Anchorage man arrested for receiving, distributing, possessing child pornography </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On Aug. 13, 2024, Anthaney O... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Caleb French </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing, possessing child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> JBER Airman charged with distributing, possessing child pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On August 2024, Caleb French, 27, was repor... More...
$0 (12-25-2024 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Miguel Baez Guevara, a.k.a. “Javi†</h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking drugs from Mexico to Alaska </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> "Drug Kingpin†gets 28 years for trafficking drugs from Mexico to Alaska</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Miguel Baez Guevara, a.k.a. "Javi,�... More...
$0 (08-30-2024 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Darin Schilmiller </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing child pornography </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indiana man sentenced to 30 years for producing child pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Darin Schilmiller, 26, and his co-conspirator Denali ... More...
$0 (08-21-2024 - AK)Kyle Eyre v. City of Fairbanks, et al.
<h2><br> Fairbanks, Alaska 1983 civil rights excessive force lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Eyre's estate argues that the officers failed to warn Eyre that they might employ deadly force and failed to use less intrusive alternatives. Those factors are relevant in assessing the reasonableness of deadly force, see S.R. Nehad v. Browder, 929 F.3d 1125, 1137-39 (9th Cir. 201... More...
$0 (08-19-2024 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Mauricio Martinez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking, gun charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Anchorage man sentenced to 15 years for drug trafficking, gun charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In November 2020, Mauricio Martinez, 22, was a... More...
$0 (06-14-2024 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Walter William Onstad </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with running child pornography distribution group chat </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ketchikan man sentenced to 13 years and 4 months for running child pornography distribution group chat </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> ... More...
$0 (06-05-2024 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Odarious Shaw </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking fentanyl to Alaska </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Arizona man sentenced to 10 years for role in trafficking fentanyl to Alaska</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Odarious Shaw, 25, distributed fentany... More...
$0 (06-04-2024 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Whitmore </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child pornography charges </font </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> <br> Anchorage man sentenced to over 17 years for child pornography charges </h2></center><br> <br> An Anchorage man was sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison and will serve the res... More...
$0 (04-26-2024 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Joel Rascone </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, an Arizona man sentenced for role in international drug trafficking ring.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> An Arizona man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in an international drug trafficking ring targeting Al... More...
$0 (02-12-2024 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Jessica Joyce Spayd </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Anchorage, Alaska Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant with Illegally Prescribing Millions of Opioids Causing Five Deaths</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Former Advanced Nurse Practitioner Jessica Joyce Spayd (52) was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 30 years (360 months) imprisonment for illegally prescribing and dispensin... More...
$0 (01-14-2024 - AK)R.W.K. v. Social Security Administration
Anchorage, Alaska social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for social security disability benefits by HHS.<br> <br> On June 9, 2016, plaintiff filed an application for benefits under Title II, alleging that he became disabled on May 12, 2015. Plaintiff alleges that he is disabled due to PTSD, ankle problems, and hearing loss. Plaintiff... More...
$0 (09-18-2023 - AK)United States of America v. Wayne Hinze
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to register as a sex offender.<br> <br> Wayne Hinze, 65, was convicted of two counts of rape 1, six counts of sexual abuse 1 and three counts of attempted sodomy 1 in the state of Oregon in 1999. The defendant was sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison and five years' probation. Hinze registered as a sex o... More...
$0 (08-31-2023 - AK)United States of America v. Jessica Joyce Spayd
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with r illegally prescribing and dispensing opioids outside the scope of legitimate medical practice that resulted in the deaths of five people between 2014 and 2019. <br> <br> A jury convicted Jessica Joyce Spayd, age 52, on October 27, 2022, of 10 crimes including five counts of illegal drug distribution that resulted in de... More...
$0 (06-28-2023 - AK)The Estate of Bishar Ali Hassan v. Municipality and City of Anchorage, et al.
Anchorage, Alaska civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on excessive force wrongful death theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiffs brought this suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986 seeking redress for alleged violations of Plaintiffs' federal constitutional rights guaranteed by the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments.[51] The Court ha... More...
$0 (05-09-2023 - AK)United States of America v. Nellie Sherry Serradell
Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with kidnapping.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/alaska/news/anchorage/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Anchorage</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> Nellie Sherry Serradell, 28, attempted to stop multiple vehicles as she walked in and out of traffic on ... More...
$0 (12-14-2022 - AK)Mechele K. Linehan v. State of Alaska
"The judge in a criminal jury trial plays a variety of important roles, including:<br> <br> Presiding over the trial: The judge is responsible for maintaining order in the courtroom and ensuring that the trial proceeds fairly. This includes making rulings on evidentiary objections, instructing the jury on the law, and ensuring that both the prosecution and defense have a fair opportunity to pr... More...
$0 (02-05-2020 - AK)United States of America v. Timothy Swensen
Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with production of child pornography.<br> <br> Timothy Swensen, Jr., 30, sent sexually explicit text messages, including a series of images depicting his ongoing sexual abuse of a female toddler, to a vulnerable young adult whom he had previously sexually assaulted. During the interview with detectives, the adult victim shared the... More...
$0 (10-17-2022 - AK)United States of America v. Antoine Lapoleon Davis, aka “Shortyâ€
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, attempted distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine, maintaining a place for drug purposes and illegally possessing firearms.<br> <br> Antoine Lapoleon Davis, aka "Shorty,†49, trafficked large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine t... More...
$0 (05-19-2022 - AK)United States of America v. Jayshon Moore, a/k/a "China"
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor and production and possession of child pornography.<br> <br> Jayshon Moore, aka "China,†39, began having sexual encounters with the minor victim when she was 15 years old. In 2018, he created numerous sexually explicit videos of the minor which were saved on social media. Moore possessed two... More...
$0 (04-19-2022 - AK)United States of America v. Alex Asino
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wo counts of online enticement or coercion in relation involving two victims. <br> <br> Alex Asino, 34, was indicted in November 2019 on counts involving child sex trafficking, production and distribution of child pornography and coercion and enticement of a minor.<br> <br> Defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of onlin... More...
$0 (03-29-2022 - AK)United States of America v. Nicola William Mongo
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor.<br> <br> Nicola William Mongo, 23, of Anchorage sex trafficked at least two minors ages 14 and 17 who did not have housing or support in Anchorage. <br> <br> Beginning in 2019, Mongo and several other individuals required the victims to go on "dates†where they would perform sex acts for mon... More...
$0 (03-09-2022 - AK)United States of America v. Wally Carter
Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually abusing a minor.<br> <br> Wally Carter, 62, was indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2021 and pleaded guilty in July to one count of human trafficking. Carter became the subject of a federal investigation in December 2020 when the FBI received a tip alleging a minor had been sexually abused by Carter appro... More...
$0 (12-16-2021 - AK)United States of America v. Christina Quintana aka “Leteâ€
Juneau, Alaksa criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with drug trafficking and felony firearm possession.<br> <br> Christina Quintana aka "Lete,†35, from Las Cruces, New Mexico conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute quantities of methamphetamine and heroin in Sitka, Alaska and she possessed and discharged a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking... More...
$0 (12-09-2021 - AK)United States of America v. Kenneth Manzanares
Juneau, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Kenneth Manzanares, 43, who was charged with second-degree murder of Kristy Manzanares while onboard the Emerald Princess cruise ship in the U.S. Territorial Waters outside southeast Alaska on July 25, 2017.<br> <br> "In 2017 Kenneth Manzanares brutally murdered his wife Kristy Manzanares while on an Alaskan cruise with their three daug... More...
$0 (06-03-2021 - AK)United States of America v. Tristan Jamal Grant, a/k/a "Goo"
Anchorage, Alaska Sex trafficking of children charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Tristan Jamal Grant, aka "Goo,†35, who conspired with another person to traffic two minors, a 15-year-old female and a 17-year-old female.<br> <br> Both minors were runaways who stayed with Grant at his co-conspirator's apartment. While at the apartment, they created an online advertisement t... More...
$0 (04-19-2021 - AK)United States of America v. Kek Nyathor Bol
Anchorage, Alaska - Armed robbery criminal defense lawyer charged with bank rubbery and discharging a firearm during separate violent crimes on June 1, 2019, and June 15, 2019. <br> <br> As part of a plea agreement, Kek Nyathor Bol, age 22, admitted to entering a Cash America store on Gambell Street in Anchorage on June 1, 2019, with a Glock pistol. He fired a shot into the ceiling, threatened to ... More...
$0 (11-19-2020 - AK)United States of America v. Kenneth Ray Manzanares
Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Kenneth Ray Manzanares with:<br> <br> First-Degree Murder in violation of 18 U.S.C. 7(1) and (8) and 1111(a).<br> <P><br> Kenneth Ray Manzanares, 42, of Santa Clara, Utah, pleaded guilty to one count of murder in the second degree for the July 2017 killing of his wife, Kristy Manzanares, onboard the cruise ship Emerald Princess in the U.S. Terri... More...
$0 (02-09-2020 - AK)United States of America v. Beau Cook
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"><br> </center><br> Anchorage, AK - Associate of Violent White Supremacist Gang Pleads Guilty to Federal Kidnapping Charge<br> <br> Beau Cook, 32, an associate of a white supremacist gang known as the 1488s, has pleaded guilty to a federal kidnapping charge arising from the August 2017 beating, ki... More...
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