Press Releases

2025 Press Releases

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Communications Director

Patty Sullivan
patty.sullivan@alaska.gov
(907) 269-6368

Information Officer

Sam Curtis
sam.curtis@alaska.gov
(907) 269-6269

04/25/25 Soriano Sentenced to Five Years for Sex Abuse of a Minor
04/25/25 Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting in Anchorage
04/16/25 Kenai Jury Finds Bobby Alexie Guilty of Sexual Abuse of Minor
04/15/25 Andrew Byrd Convicted of 2015 Sexual Assault
04/14/25 Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of an Officer Involved Shooting in Kasilof
04/04/25 Joshua Oktoyak Convicted by Anchorage Jury of 2023 Domestic Violence Homicide
04/03/25 Wasilla Resident Pezzini Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor Before Closing Arguments
03/28/25 Jury Convicts Mekoryuk Man of 18 Counts, Including Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Sexual Assault, and Misconduct Involving Controlled Substances
03/26/25 Ketchikan Jury Convicts Andrew Hanson of Multiple Drug Felonies Involving Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
03/26/25 AG Taylor Joins Bipartisan Coalition Backing Legislation to Curb Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons
03/19/25 Former Pilot Station Mayor Sentenced in Felony Election Interference Case
03/11/25 Dan Strigle is New Kenai DA
03/07/25 Tylan Fely sentenced for 2019 Murder of Wife and Daughter
03/04/25 Alaska Challenges the New Rule not the Rehabilitation Act: AG Taylor Explains Why
03/04/25 Wasilla Resident Aaron Turner Pleads to Two Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
03/03/25 Court Orders Local Business to Pay $250,000 Penalty for Selling Imported Products as Alaskan Made
03/03/25 Jury Convicts Wasilla Resident Ray Pacheco of Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Incest
03/03/25 Petersburg Resident Kelsey McCay Sentenced for Sexual Assault
02/27/25 Andrew Dunbar Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
02/26/25 Reesecharles Freeman Convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree
02/26/25 Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Officer-Involved Shooting in Juneau
02/24/25 Michael Williams Sentenced to Serve 25 Years for 1993 Sexual Assault in the First Degree
02/24/25 Walgreens Agrees to Pay Alaska $65,076.40 in a Settlement to Resolve Allegations that It Billed the Government for Uncollected Prescriptions
02/21/25 Armando Velador–Padilla Sentenced to Fifty Years for the 2021 Murder of His Daughter Darla Velador
02/18/25 Alaska Supports Rehabilitation Act Funding and Protections
02/13/25 Ketchikan DA’s Office Secures Convictions in Three Separate Sexual Abuse Cases
02/13/25 Anchorage Jury Convicts Jesse Lee Jones of the 2023 Murder of Josiah Goecker
02/11/25 Austin and Brandon Swan, of Kivalina, Sentenced for Sexual Assault
02/10/25 Kodiak Jury Convicts Hilarion Soriano Jr. of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree
02/04/25 State of Alaska Challenges Federal Decisions Taking Away State Jurisdiction Over Native Allotments
02/03/25 Anchorage Jury Convicts Chue Yang of Murdering Wife
01/31/25 Ramirez Convicted of Burglary and Theft in Homer
01/31/25 Ruben Fernandez Sentenced to Serve 20 Years for 1995 Murder of David Burdette
01/30/25 Law’s New Tribal Relations Webpage Continues Outreach
01/24/25 Juneau Jury Convicts Andrew Jamestown of Assault
01/24/25 Juneau Jury Convicts Eric Mann for Sex Abuse of Minor
01/23/25 Attorney General Taylor Settles with Anchorage Chrysler Center Regarding Document Fees
01/21/25 Joshua Butcher Sentenced to 85 years for 2021 Fairbanks Safeway Shooting
01/21/25 Shaheed Fleming, of Fairbanks, Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing Three Teens
01/16/25 Peter Moses, of Saint Mary’s, Sentenced to 99 Years for Sexual Assault in the Second Degree
01/14/25 AG Taylor New Chair of Attorney General Alliance
01/10/25 Mickee Thompson sentenced to 65 Years for 2018 Murder
01/07/25 State of Alaska Sues the Feds for Violating Congressional Directive to Develop Resources of 1002 Area
01/02/25 Anthony Herring Sentenced for 2021 Murder
01/02/25 Matthew D. Smith of Wasilla Convicted and Sentenced to 32.5 Years to serve for Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor