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September 20 – Scott M. Hall was accused of reckless driving and vehicle theft. However, the case has been dismissed by prosecution. September 25 – Justin Barker pleaded guilty to theft between the values of $1,000 and $24,999. He has been...

September 10 Kory Jeska Meissner was found guilty of driving her vehicle into a salmon creek, a class A misdemeanor. She has been fined $2,000, with $1,500 suspended, and will be on probation until September of 2019. Her probation for a separate...

August 25 – Omar Magay Sanchez pleaded guilty to driing under the influence of alcohol. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 27 days suspended. He will also pay fines totaling $1,575. His license has been suspended 90 days, will be required to use...

August 12: Doreen M. Feller was found guilty of criminal mischief, causing damage under $250. On August 12, 2018, Feller broke the window of the victim’s travel trailer. She has been sentenced to 10 days in jail. Seven of these days have been...

April 19: Hal Don Twyford III has pleaded guilty to assault in the fourth degree. On April 19 Twyford caused reckless injury when he punched his victim in the nose. He has been sentenced to 90 days in jail, with 85 of those days suspended. He will...

June 25 A minor offense judgment was issued for Mark Hamley, 41, for a charge of non-criminal littering. He pleaded guilty after trial for the violation, and was fined $450 with $400 suspended and a $10 surcharge. Hamley shall pick up 25...

April 24 Anthony Free Guggenbickler, 21, appeared before First District Court Judge Kevin Miller on the charge of Assault in the 4th Degree. He pleaded guilty to the count, while a charge of Criminal Trespass 1 was dismissed by prosecution. He was...

March 19 Lief C. Bosdell, 19, appeared before First District Court Judge Kevin Miller to face two counts, a class C felony count of Vehicular Theft 1 and a class A misdemeanor charge of Assault 4 – Cause Fear of Injury. He pleaded guilty to these,...

February 28 Joel P. Franks, 52, appeared before First District Court Judicial Officer Chris Ellis to face a charge of Assault in the 4th Degree – Recklessly Injure, a class A misdemeanor. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge and was...

February 13 Michael D. Hall, 49, appeared before First District Court Judicial Officer Chris Ellis to face a charge of Driving Under the Influence. The defendant pleaded guilty and was ordered to serve 20 days of jail/monitoring with 17 suspended,...

Mya D. DeLong, 32, appeared before First District Court Judicial Officer Chris Ellis on the charge of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Controlled Substance. The defendant pleaded guilty to the count and was ordered to serve 30 days on...

January 26 Russell R. Stevens, 50, appeared before First District Court Magistrate Judge Chris Ellis on the charge of Reckless Endangerment, a Class A misdemeanor. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, with an additional count of Violate...

November 14 Brett L. Woodbury, 47, was given a suspended entry of judgment after pleading guilty to Failure to Stop for School Bus, a Class B misdemeanor. Judicial Officer Leanna Nash ordered that the defendant pay $150 in fines and surcharges with...

November 7 Franklin M. Hayward, 28, appeared before First District Court Judicial Officer Leanna Nash for the first-offense count of a closed season violation of the Southeast Alaska Sea Cucumber Management Plan, a non-criminal violation. Pleading...

October 30 Drew Florence Huntington, 29, appeared before First District Court Judicial Officer Kevin Miller for the charge of Theft 3, Value $250-$999. The defendant entered a guilty plea, and two additional counts of Burglary 1 and Violate...

October 23 Michael A. Stephens, 57, appeared before First District Court Judicial Officer Kevin Miller for charges of Assault in the 4th Degree and Criminal Trespass 2, both misdemeanors. The defendant pleaded guilty to both counts, and was ordered...

September 24 Joshua C. Jenkins, 25, appeared before First District Court Judicial Officer Kevin Miller on the charge of Assault in the 4th Degree, a Class A misdemeanor. He pleaded guilty to the offense, with sentence suspended. Jenkins was placed...

July 10 Beau J. Radach, 26, appeared before First District Court Judge Kevin Miller on charges of Assault in the 4th Degree; Driving Under the Influence; and Assault 4 – Cause Fear of Injury, all Class A misdemeanors. He pleaded guilty to those...

June 26 Criminal charges against Phillip Eullean Haskins, 34, were dismissed by prosecution at First Judicial District Court. Two counts of Theft 3-Value $250-$999 were dropped, and all charges in the case are now disposed. Criminal charges against...

May 31 Robert J. Shilts, 80, was ordered by First District Court Judge Chris Ellis to pay restitution to the State of Alaska in the amount of $150. The order followed a guilty plea entered by the defendant for the charge of Unlawful Retention of...

June 15 The following residents were summoned to Wrangell Courthouse at 9 a.m. to explain to the judge why jury questionnaires sent to them for the 2017 term have not been completed and returned: Aaron Angerman, Dawn Davidson, Jean Kim, David...

Tuesday, May 16 Terri L. Stark, 52, appeared before First District Court Judicial Officer Chris Ellis on the charge of Driving Under the Influence, a Class A misdemeanor. The defendant pleaded guilty to the offense, and was ordered to serve 30 days...

April 17 Lucas Canton Schneider, 38, appeared before First Superior Court Judge Kevin Miller on the charge of Assault 3 – Cause Injury with a Weapon, a Class C felony. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, and an additional count of Assault i...

April 17, Monday Lucas Canton Schneider, 40, appeared before First District Judge Kevin Miller on the charge of Assault 3 – Causing an Injury with a Weapon, a Class C felony. The defendant pleaded guilty to the offense, and was ordered to serve 18...

February 2 Lucas C. Schneider, 39, appeared before First District Court Judicial Officer Leanna Nash on the charge of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, a first-offense Class A misdemeanor. The defendant pleaded...