Alaska Domestic Abuse Law
<h2> <center> State of Alaska v. Mark D. Huntington </h2> </center>
Nanana, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexually abusing a minor in April of 2019.<br> <br> Mark Huntington, age 42, of Galena for sexually abusing a minor in April of 2019. Immediately following the return of the jury’s guilty verdict, Mr. Huntington stipulated to an aggravating factor – that he was 10 or more years older than the victim he ... More...
$0 (03-19-2021 - AK)<h2> <center> State of Alaska v. Chue Yang <h2> <center>
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)<h2> <center> State of Alaska v. Jean Fank-Tritt </h2> </center>
Fairbsanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer representing Defendant charged with assault.<br> <br> On Wednesday, August 21, 2025, at approximately 2348 hours the Fairbanks Police Department received a call to Bridget Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701, in reference to an assault. The victim reported that Jean Frank-Tritt, 44-year-old of Venetie, assaulted her, causing injury, before fleeing the scene. ... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - AK)<h2> <center> Brittney M. and Andrew J. </h2> </center>
Palmer, Alaska famiyl law lawyer represented the Defendant in a custody dispute.<br> <br> <br> Brittney M. and Andrew J.[1] were married and have two daughters. They have had several custody arrangements since their divorce in 2017. Each of them subsequently remarried. Beginning in December 2019, they shared joint legal custody and split physical custody on a 65/35 basis. The children spent wee... More...
$0 (05-27-2025 - AK)<h2> <center> David Griffith v. Roger Hemphill, et al. </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska personal injury lawyers represented the parties in a negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED), malicious prosecution, and abuse of process case.<br> <br> MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represent you if... More...
$0 (04-11-2025 - ak)<h2> <center> Deanna Smith v. State of Alaska </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant was subject to a domestic violence protective order (DVPO) that required him to give a day's notice to security personnel whenever he needed to visit the medical center where his former girlfriend worked. The woman alleges that the man violated this notice provision many times over a three-year period by coming to her workplace ... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - AK)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Kyle Cozens </h1></center>
<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)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Benjamin Roundy, aka “Aleks†</h1></center>
<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><center> United States of America v. Cody Allen Charlie </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Deadly 2022 DWI Crash that Killed Three People </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> U.S. Attorney’s Office Secures 15-Year Sentence for Deadly 2022 DWI Crash that Killed Three People</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <... More...
$0 (01-31-2025 - AK)<h1><center> United States of America v. Billy Ray Okpeaha, Jr. </h1></center>
<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><center> United States of America v. Dahkota Mitchell </h1></center>
<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)<h2> <center> Arlene Diane Tripp v. City and Borough of Juneau, Derek Bos, and Juneau Police Department </h2> </center>
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><center> United States of America v. Anthaney O’Connor </h1></center>
<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><center> United States of America v. Caleb French </h1></center>
<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><center> United States of America v. Jesse Damon </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted production of child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Palmer man sentenced to 25 years for attempted production of child pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Palmer man was sentenced to 25 ... More...
$0 (12-10-2024 - AK)<h2> <center> State of Alaska v. Ernest William Butler </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with "one count of first-degree burglary, one count of second-degree assault, and one count of fifthdegree criminal mischief after he assaulted Mary Ahnangnatoguk..." <br> </h2><br> <br> Ernest William Butler was convicted, following a jury trial, of one count of first-degree burglary, one count of second-degree a... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - AK)<h2> <center> Steven William Eng v. State of Alaska, et al. </h2> </center>
<h2><br> <h2><br> Anchorage, Alaska civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to buy a gun.<br> </h2><br> <br> After Plaintiff was unable to buy a gun because a background check revealed he was subject to a long-term domestic violence protective order, the man sued the State. He claimed that he was no longer subject to a protective order as defined by federal statute, and sought a perm... More...
$0 (10-25-2024 - AK)<h1><center> United States of America v. Darin Schilmiller </h1></center>
<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><center> United States of America v. Walter William Onstad </h1></center>
<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><center> United States of America v. Michael Whitmore </h1></center>
<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)<h2><center> Charles Smith v. Evelyn Smith </h2></center>
Anchorage, Alaska family law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking a divorce.<br> <br> <br> "A divorcing couple litigated numerous disagreements regarding both legal and physical custody of their three children and the division of their property. Citing limitations in the father's abilities to make decisions about and to care for the children, the superior court granted the mother "primary" leg... More...
$0 (02-07-2024 - AK)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jessica Joyce Spayd </h1></center>
<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)<h2><center> United States of America v. Wayne Hinze </h2></center>
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 ... More...
$0 (08-31-2023 - AK)<h2><center> United States of America v. Jessica Joyce Spayd </h2></center>
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)<h2> <center> Mechele K. Linehan v. State of Alaska </h2> </center>
"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)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Faamanu Vaifanua, aka “Juniorâ€and Macauther Christmas Vaifanua, aka “Mac†</h2> </center>
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)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Timothy Swensen </h2> </center>
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)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Vince Deliguin </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with production of child pornography and sextortion.<br> <br> Vince Deliguin, 20, created a fake social media profile for a young woman which he dubbed “Marley Madden†and used it to contact the minor victim in April 2021. Posing as “Marley†Deliguin instructed the victim to send nude photos. Believing “M... More...
$0 (08-17-2022 - AK)<h2><center> United States of America v. Jayshon Moore, a/k/a "China" </h2> </center>
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 possess... More...
$0 (04-19-2022 - AK)<h2><center> United States of America v. Alex Asino </h2></center>
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)<h2><center> United States of America v. Wally Carter </h2></center>
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)<h2><center> United States of America v. Roger Keeling </h2></center>
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)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Roger Keeling </h2> </center>
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 trial, Roger Keeling, 55, devised and solicited a murder for hire plot targeting his former girlfriend while he was in custody on stalking charges. <br> <br> In October 2020 Keeling placed his hands aro... More...
$0 (08-18-2021 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Dwayne Thrasher </h2> </center>
Fairbanks, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony gun possession.<br> <br> Dwayne Thrasher, 33, from Stebbins, Alaska, was charge with illegally possessing a firearm. <br> <br> Thrasher was intoxicated in his home on January 21, 2020, when he became angry at his domestic partner. After throwing a pot of boiling hot soup to the floor, he pulled out a .22-caliber... More...
$0 (05-18-2021 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Stuart Ravn </h2> </center>
Anchorage, Alaska criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of child porn.<br> <br> Stuart Ravn, 33, of Anchorage was charged wiht 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)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Michael Don Robertson </h2> </center>
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)<center> <h2> United States of America ex rel. Thomas Fidler v. Franklin Ellenson, M.D. and Alaska Neurology Center, L.L.C. </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK - The United States of America sued Franklin Ellenson, M.D. and Alaska Neurology Center, L.L.C. claiming that the violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing for health care services not performed.<br> <br> Alaska Neurology Center LLC and its owner, Franklin Ellenson, M.D., have agreed to pay $2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the medical practice knowing... More...
$0 (06-09-2020 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Dennis Weston </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Dennis Weston with possession of child porn.<br> <br> Dennis Weston, 55, of Anchorage, was sentenced to serve four years in federal prison, followed by 10 years supervised release, on one count of sexual exploitation of a child – possession of child pornography. Weston pleaded guilty as charged in October 2019. <br> <br> According to court do... More...
$0 (12-29-2019 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Donald Eugene Phillips </h2> </center>
Anchorage, AK - The United States of America charged Donald Eugene Phillips with failing to register as a sex offender.<br> <br> Donald Eugene Phillips, 37, of Chugiak, was sentenced today by Sr. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, to serve nine months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for failing to register as a sex offender. In July 2019, Phillips was charged wit... More...
$0 (12-05-2019 - AK)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Kyle Steven Moody </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.searchquarry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/alaska.gif"><br> </center><br> Domestic Violence Offender Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm with Homemade Suppressor<br> <br> A Fairbanks man has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing a handgun with a homemade suppressor, after being convicted of a crime of domestic violence. <br> <br> ... More...
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