Criminal Defense

If a police officer in Alaska makes a traffic stop, it might have been prompted by a suspicion that a driver is intoxicated, such as having witnessed the tires of the vehicle veering over the yellow line. When a patrol officer asks a driver to step out of his or her...

When a death results in murder charges, it can take weeks, months or even years for a trial to take place. A female college student was found dead in a bathtub on the University of Alaska campus in 1993. A man was arrested 26 years later and charged with the...

Recently, police were dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle collision in Alaska. When the officers arrived, they saw evidence of a collision. Thereafter, a man was taken into police custody for suspected drug crimes.   No driver was at the scene when police...

Alaska police often up their efforts to keep drunk drivers off the road during the holidays. Getting pulled over in a traffic stop is a sure way to put a damper on one’s holiday spirit. If things do not go well during the interaction between police officer and driver,...

If an officer recently arrested your teenager for driving under the influence of alcohol, you probably have a million thoughts racing through your mind. You are likely cycling through so many different emotions that it is making it difficult to know where you need to...

Police in Alaska say they purchased edibles online from a man that was selling them for $50 per bag. The supposed sales were reportedly part of an investigation by The Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office. The man in question was arrested in connection with the...

On a recent Thursday in Alaska, a man reportedly visited a country store. A store representative refused to sell the man alcohol. The store rep later told police that the man had entered the establishment while wearing a shirt but no pants. The incident led to a...

Being pulled over by an Alaska police officer for a traffic stop can be stressful. However, a person facing such circumstances may feel less stressed the individual is aware of his or her rights ahead of time. This is especially true if a police officer asks a driver...

When police in Alaska make an arrest on suspicion of illegal drug activity, it sparks a chain of events that can have a significant impact on an accused individual’s life. No two cases involving drug charges are exactly the same. Even if two people are arrested in...

Federal investigators say they have evidence that a group of people were committing drug crimes in Alaska between summer of 2017 and May of this year. The authorities claim that those involved used cellphones to connect with people who wanted to buy illegal drugs....