Press Release

2016 Dismissal of Pirate Case

December 12, 2019

(Fairbanks, AK) – In 2015, a Fairbanks grand jury indicted Pirate, formerly known as Daniel Lloyd Selovich, on multiple counts of sexual assault, kidnapping, and assault. In 2016, while the case was pending and before the matter could be brought to trial, the victim in the charges passed away, and the Fairbanks District Attorney dismissed the charges.  

Very recently, Mr. Pirate has been seen by residents in Fairbanks, prompting public inquiry and concern regarding community safety and the dismissal of the 2015 case.

In response to citizens’ concerns, the Fairbanks District Attorney and Deputy District Attorney conducted a review of the 2015 case against the defendant and the circumstances of its dismissal. The Department of Law has completed its review of the evidence and concluded the dismissal of the 2015 case, while extremely frustrating, was appropriate under the law.

CONTACT: District Attorney Joe Dallaire at (907) 451-5970 or joe.dallaire@alaska.gov.

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Department Media Contacts: Communications Director Patty Sullivan at patty.sullivan@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6368. Information Officer Sam Curtis at sam.curtis@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6269.