John Marvin, Jr., 47, stands trial for the August 28, 2010 deaths of Hoonah police officers Matt Tokuoka and Tony Wallace. After allegedly shooting both officers, other officers who responded to the scene said that Marvin engaged in a standoff with them for nearly a day before he surrendered.
Public defender Eric Hedland is representing Marvin while District Attorney Dave Brower is prosecuting the case.
Sitka Superior Court Judge David George is presiding over the ten-day trial that is being held at the Dimond Courthouse in Juneau.
In addition to updated stories that you can hear on KTOO’s regularly-scheduled newscasts, we’ll also be live-blogging the events and proceedings of the trial.
KTOO News has covered this case extensively from the very beginning. Here is a sampling of some of our previous stories:
Monday Newscast (update August 30, 2010)
Police flock to Hoonah for officers’ memorial
Close-knit Hoonah on the road to recovery
Competency evaluation could delay trial in Hoonah shooting case
Accused Hoonah shooter declared incompetent to stand trial
Marvin declared competent to stand trial
Accused shooter’s mental competency questioned
Hoonah double homicide trial to start Monday
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