Alaska Crime Law
<H2> United States of America v. Thurman Reed
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled drugs. Thursman Reed, age 67, was accused of trafficking large quantities of illicit narcotics in Anchorage and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking crimes. In February 2024, Thurman Reed, 67, sold roughly six grams of fentanyl analogue... More...
$ (12-04-2025 - AK)United States of America v. James Michael Wells
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murdering two co-workers at a U.S.<br> Coast Guard maintenance facility.<br> <br> This case concerns the extent to which the funds in a federal retirement savings account, known as a Thrift<br> Savings Plan ("TSPâ€) account,1 are available to compensate crime victims under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act<... More...
$0 (09-27-2025 - AK)State of Alaska v. Chue Yang
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> On Nov. 3, 2019, just after midnight, Chue Yang called a family member to report that his wife, Nancy, was dead. The couple had been at a nearby family party that evening, and Nancy, 29, had left the party without Yang less than an hour before the shooting. When Nancy left the party, she threatened to... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - 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)United States of America v. Dennis Jackson, Jr.
Juneau, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to register as a sex offender.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Federal law (18 U.S. Code § 2250) outlines the offense of failing to register as a sex offender, specifically under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). It's a federal crime for certain sex offenders to knowingly fail to register or ... More...
$0 (06-05-2025 - AK)Kathleen Boland v. Columbia Properties Anchorage LP, doing business as Anchorage Marriot
Anchorage, Alaska personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on sued on a premises liability negligence theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> In Alaska, premises liability law dictates that property owners have a duty to maintain a reasonably safe environment for lawful visitors and can be held responsible for injuries caused by hazardous conditions on their property. This means they must address ... More...
$1 (07-29-2025 - 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. Rolando Hernandez-Zamora </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Anchorage man sentenced to 4.5 years for cyberstalking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Between 2016 and 2020, Rolando Hernandez-Zamora, 41, stalked the victim, his partner ... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - AK)State of Alaska v. Christopher Isaiah Woodcox
<h2><br> Fairbanks, Alaska misdemeanor driving under the influence (DUI) criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> Christopher Isaiah Woodcox is charged with one count of misdemeanor driving under the influence (DUI).[1] Under AS 28.35.030(b)(1), a defendant who has been convicted of misdemeanor DUI is subject to an enhanced mandatory minimum sentence if the person has ... More...
$0 (09-11-2024 - 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)<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. 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)State of Alaska v. Denali Brehmer
Anchorage, Alaksa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder.<br> <br> Denali Brehmer pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson accepted Brehmer's guilty plea.<br> <br> The charges stem from the June 2, 2019, murder of 19-year-old Cynthia Hoffman near Thunderbird Falls in Chugiak, Alaska. Brehmer admitted th... More...
$0 (02-15-2024 - 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. Adam Seymour </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interfering with flight crew on Anchorage flight. </b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> </h2></center></i><br> <br> A Washington man was sentenced on Dec. 28, 2023, to one year home confinement, followed by two years of supervised release, for... More...
$0 (01-02-2024 - AK)State of Alaska v. Mrvin Roberts
<br> Fairbanks, Alaska: Marvin L. Roberts was convicted of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and second-degree assault.<br> <br> On Ocboer 11, 1997, 15-year-old John Hartman was beaten and sexually assaulted. He died on October 12, 1997.<br> <br> Police arrested Engene Vent who allegedly confessed and identified Marvin Roberts, age 19, and others for assaulting Hartman.<br> <br> George... More...
$0 (12-31-1999 - AK)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Galvan Jr. </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with drug, firearm felonies.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Jose Galvan Jr., 49, was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a traffic stop on Feb. 12, 2022. The driver of the vehicle told the officer that he did not have a valid driver's license and was recently r... More...
$0 (01-09-2024 - 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)State of Alaska v. John T. Carlin, III
Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyers represented Defendant changed with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â We consolidated these two cases to resolve the following question: What is the effect of the death of a criminal defendant while an appeal is pending? John Carlin III was convicted of first-degree murder. He appealed his conviction to the court of appeals and died... More...
$0 (03-25-2011 - AK)State of Alaska v. Mechele K. Linehan, a/k/a Mechele Hughes
Anchoragee, Alaska criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> <br> Mechele K. Linehan, a/k/a Mechele Hugbes, and John T. Carlin III were accused of shooting and killing Kent Leppink, age 36, near Hope, Alaska on or about May 2, 1996. <br> <br> eppink, a 36-year-old commercial fisherman, was found shot to death near Hope, Alaska, about 90 miles from Anchora... More...
$0 (10-22-2007 - AK)United States of America v. Faamanu Vaifanua, aka “Juniorâ€and Macauther Christmas Vaifanua, aka “Macâ€
Anchorage, Alaska criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with kidnapping and drug trafficking.<br> <br> Believing that the victim had stolen drugs from them, Macarthur Christmas Vaifanua, a/k/as "Mac" lured the victim to his home on August 13, 2017. As the victim was leaving the residence, he was led instead into the garage where he was forcibly bound and gagged. The victim was then b... More...
$0 (11-22-2022 - 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. Ronald Fetuao Maefau
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> On July 31, 2020 Ronald Fetuao Maefau, 45, drove a car to an Anchorage apartment complex and began firing multiple rounds into one of the units. He then proceeded to drive away. Later the same day, APD made a traffic stop of the car used in the apartment shooting and to... More...
$0 (01-09-2022 - AK)United States of America v. Roger Keeling
Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with stalking and attempting to arrange a murder for hire.<br> <br> According to court documents and evidence presented at his sentencing, Roger Keeling, 55, devised and solicited a murder for hire plot targeting his former girlfriend while he was in custody on stalking charges. He was indicted in January 2021 and found guilt... More...
$0 (11-22-2021 - 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. Stuart Ravn
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of child porn.<br> <br> Stuart Ravn, 33, of Anchorage was charged with possession of more than 5,744 unique images and videos of child pornography on his computer.<br> <br> In issuing the sentence, U.S. Chief District Judge Timothy M. Burgess noted that the possession of these images perpetually victimizes the ... More...
$0 (04-29-2021 - AK)United States of America v. Cloyd Lacap, Jr.
Anchorage, Alaska armed robbery charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Cloyd Lacap Jr., 22, who was charged for robbing two individuals at gun point after arranging to meet them for the supposed purpose of purchasing items each had listed for sale online. <br> <br> The first robbery took place in the parking lot of Balto Seppala Park in Anchorage where Lacap had arranged to meet th... More...
$0 (04-13-2021 - AK)United States of America v. Ralph Norman Wells
Anchorage, Alaska firearm felony criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Ralph Norman Wells, 39, of Fairbanks, was charged with being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession of Controlled Substance with the Intent to Distribute.<br> <br> According to Court documents, on April 2, 2020, a business owner reported a suspicious vehicle loitering in the parking lot. Alaska State Troope... More...
$0 (02-11-2021 - AK)United States of America v. Michael Don Robertson
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense health care fraud lawyer represented Dr. Michael Don Robertson, age 68, a former Anchorage psychiatrist, was charged with conspiracy to commit controlled substance fraud and one count of health care fraud. Robertson knowingly and intentionally distributed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical pur... More...
$0 (01-09-2021 - AK)United States of America v. Brian James Tepner
Anchorage, AK - Drug trafficking criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Brian James Tepner, 48, of Fairbanks, Alaska, who was charged possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and for being a felon in possession of a stolen firearm.<br> <br> At 3:30 a.m. on March 22, 2019, Tepner was found slumped over in the driver’s seat of a vehicle parked at a Sourdough Fuel station in Fai... More...
$0 (12-19-2020 - AK)United States of America v. Herman Joseph Brown, III
Juneau, Alaska firearm felony criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Herman Joseph Brown, III, who was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.<br> <br> On July 16, 2020, Brown pleaded guilty to the federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Ketchikan Police Department received multiple reports alleging many postal parcels from ... More...
$0 (12-09-2020 - 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. Justin J. Seley
Anchorage, Alaska felony firearm possession charge criminal defense lawyer represented Justine J. Seley, age 36, with bing in possession of a registered firearm by an unregistered person. <br> <br> According to court documents, on October 23, 2018, Seley possessed 7 rifles, 2 handguns and a receiver. All firearms were seized. One of the seized firearms was a short barreled DSA ZM4 .300 caliber ... More...
$0 (10-29-2020 - AK)United States of America v. Robert John Albaugh
Anchorage, Alaska Lacey Act crime criminal defense lawyer represented defendant.<br> <br> A North Pole man was charged with 32 violations of the Lacey Act and other federal laws stemming from a 16 year span of submitting fraudulent Federal Subsistence Permit Applications and subsequent illegal hunting and transporting of wildlife in a Federal Subsistence Area located south of Delta Junction, Alask... More...
$0 (10-17-2020 - AK)United States of America v. John-Rexie Lagman
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony gun possession.<br> <br> John-Rexie Lagman, 23, of Anchorage was with illegally possessing a firearm within a designated school zone.<br> <br> On July 2, 2019, two teenagers involved in a social medial dispute planned to fight at Williwaw Elementary School, recruiting friends to join them. The dispute turned viole... More...
$0 (09-29-2020 - AK)United States of America v. Antoni Peralta
<center><br> <img width="400" src="https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/courthouses/anchorage%2C%20ak.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Antoni Peralta, age 34, with felony possession of a firearm and associated ammunition, in connection with a December 2016 gunfight in a residential neighborhood. <br> <br> Peralta was found guilty following a th... More...
$0 (07-28-2020 - 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. Dwayne Dollison, Jr. and Kenneth Martin Douglas
Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Dwayne Dollison, Jr. and Kenneth Martin Douglas with:<br> <br> 21:846 DRUG TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY<br> (1) <br> 21:846 & 841(a)(1) DRUG TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY<br> (1s) Count 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s: 180 months imprisonment; 8 years supervised release; $400 special assessment. (2) <br> 21:841(a)(1)&(b)(1)(B)&(b)(1)(C) POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBST... More...
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