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January 14, 2026 • PRESS RELEASE
(Fairbanks, AK) – Today, Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Kirk Schwalm sentenced 34-year-old Devin Wright, Sr. to 82 years imprisonment for convictions relating to the sexual abuse of a minor in 2021 and 2022.
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January 14, 2026 • PRESS RELEASE
(Fairbanks, AK) – On January 13, 2026, Martin Hietala, 42, was sentenced to 34 years for the 2018 kidnapping and assault of a woman in a Fairbanks hotel room.
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January 13, 2026 • PRESS RELEASE
(Fairbanks, AK) – On Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, Robert Reichmann, 40, was convicted by a Fairbanks jury of one count of Attempted Murder in the First Degree, and two counts of Assault in the First Degree.
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