Press Release

Misty Rehder Indicted by Grand Jury on 24 Counts of Animal Abuse

May 4, 2026

(Palmer, AK) – The Palmer grand jury returned true bills of indictment for twenty-four counts of Animal Cruelty against Misty Rehder, age 35. Ms. Rehder will be arraigned in Palmer Superior Court on May 6, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. The charges are only allegations and are not evidence of guilt. 

The Palmer District Attorney’s Office has received numerous emails from individuals both within and outside Alaska regarding this case. In every case, charging decisions are made on an individualized basis following a careful review of the available evidence and applicable law, and only after a determination that a charge can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Applying that standard here, only Ms. Rehder has been charged. 

Ms. Rehder is presumed innocent of the charges and entitled to a fair trial at which the prosecution must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. 

For further information, please contact District Attorney Trina Sears at (907) 761-5648.

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Department Media Contact: Information Officer Sam Curtis at sam.curtis@alaska.gov or (907) 269-6269.

Due to resource constraints, we no longer post links to referenced records. Records filed in a federal court are readily available at Docket Search or PACER, and records filed in a State of Alaska court are readily available from the Alaska Court System (Trial Courts - Alaska Court System and Search for an Appellate Case). Contact Sam Curtis to request a referenced record that is not readily available from a court or on the internet, or contact law.recordsrequest@alaska.gov to submit a formal Alaska Public Records Act request.