City and Borough of Juneau Attorney Amy Mead highlights discrepancies in sentences for disorderly conduct, assault and larceny as examples.
Public Safety
25-year-old man pleads in Dillingham gun theft case
One of five men involved in the theft of 17 firearms from a Dillingham residence has pleaded guilty and been sentenced. Craig Schlosser pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of attempted second-degree theft and received a flat sentence of 300 days in jail.
After rejecting plea deal, judge sentences Pilot Station man to five years
Dale Thomas Fancyboy was sentenced on Thursday at the Bethel Courthouse to five years in prison for theft and assault after being convicted of breaking into a jail, holding guards at gunpoint, and then stealing a snowmobile to escape.
Bogus ‘Bowling Green Massacre’ claim snarls Trump adviser Conway
“I bet it’s brand new information to people,” Kellyanne Conway said of her false claim that a massacre by two Iraqis prompted a six-month halt to the Iraqi refugee program under President Obama.
More than 70 arrests in North Dakota as pipeline detractors weigh legal action
Proponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline say final federal permission for the project is ensured. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe says the Army must complete an environmental review already underway.
Cumbersome process slows rate for examining sexual assault kits
A recent legislative audit of the state’s Crime Lab said the facility isn’t meeting its target speed for processing sexual assault response team kits, which include biological evidence gathered after an alleged sexual assault. A scientist at the lab explained that the process is complicated.
Juneau man appears in court after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend
Brent Sanders, 26, faces a single charge of attempted murder and two charges of felony assault for the Jan. 31 incident.
Two people sustain minor injuries in two-vehicle crash in Ketchikan
Two people were treated for minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash about 6 p.m. Tuesday on North Tongass Highway. The accident took place at the intersection of North Tongass and Pond Reef Road, according to the online Alaska State Troopers dispatch report.
Wandering bison that ‘captured the hearts’ of Western Alaska poached near Quinhagak
She was a wanderer. Instead of sticking with her herd, Wood Bison 124 headed out on her own, traveling hundreds of solitary miles from the Alaska Yukon, down the Kuskokwim, to the sea. A bullet ended her journey Friday near Quinhagak. She was shot illegally.
Suspect in stabbing of Juneau woman ID’d; victim listed in fair condition
A 37-year-old woman was medevaced to Anchorage after she was found with a knife in her head, and multiple stab wounds in her back in a Mendenhall Valley apartment.