The previous House District 38 representative is due to be arraigned in Juneau on June 21 on one count of harassment in the second degree. State Ethics Attorney Maria Bahr said Fansler has agreed to plead guilty to that charge.
Crime & Courts
Yerkes takes plea deal in Sitka homicide to serve 45 years
Yerkes, formerly of Juneau, agreed to plead guilty to a single count of second-degree murder and take a sentence of 60 years in prison with 15 suspended, for a total of 45 years.
California man pleads guilty in Alaska meth conspiracy case
Alfonso Francisco Sandoval, 31, and Arthur Ruben Castillo, 31, were arrested in October following an investigation by state and local police and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
Supreme Court decides in favor of baker over same-sex couple in cake-shop case
The Supreme Court on Monday that a local baker in Colorado was within his rights to refuse to bake a cake for a same-sex couple’s wedding. It’s a blow gay-rights advocates.
Suspect in Home Depot theft arrested
Juneau police arrested a man accused of brandishing a knife at Home Depot employees last month. Patrick “Biscuit” Kane Jr. faces charges of theft, robbery and assault.
Former House Rep. Zach Fansler to plead guilty to harassment
Former House Rep. Zach Fansler will plead guilty, though not to assault, almost six months after he was accused of slapping a woman in his hotel room.
Almandinger found guilty on all charges in Grunwald murder trial
A Palmer jury found Erick Almandinger guilty on all counts in the 2016 slaying of 16-year-old David Grunwald.
Former Assembly candidate indicted on PFD fraud charges
Loretto Lee Jones, 63, was indicted on first-degree unsworn falsification and second-degree theft. Both are felony charges.
Alaska man faces murder charge in death of baby daughter
A criminal complaint states that James Lee Jimieson, 22, of Fairbanks took the baby to a hospital on May 11, saying she was lethargic and wouldn’t eat, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported.
Judicial panel nominate two Juneau attorneys as next judge
The Alaska Judicial Council nominated Amy Gurton Mead and Julie Willoughby as the best qualified candidates to succeed Juneau Superior Court Judge Louis Menendez. Gov. Bill Walker has less than 45 days to make a selection.