Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor
Recent News About Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor
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Hailee Bennett Sentenced for Criminally Negligent Homicide
On July 6, 2023, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Catherine Easter sentenced Hailee Bennett, 31 (28 at the time of Incident), to a composite sentence of 6 years 180 days with 4 years 177 days suspended on two counts of criminally negligent homicide for causing the death of pedestrians Johanna Luke (43) and Deborah Nelson (59). Judge Easter also sentenced Bennett for driving under the influence of a combination of methamphetamine and alcoho
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Attorney General Taylor and 16 States Call Out Draft BLM Rule that Seeks to Displace Multiple Use for Conservation
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor led the effort supported by 16 states to call out how the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is trying--through a draft rule--to replace land uses with conservation on some federal lands
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Adanna Francis Sentenced for June 2018 THC Manslaughter
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced Adanna Francis for Manslaughter and DUI involving a THC-impaired traffic crash that killed rollerblader Paul Winter on June 5, 2018
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The State to Sue EPA for Failure to Comply with Wood Stove Standards
On June 29, 2023, the State of Alaska and 10 other states and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency delivered a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because of their failure to update wood stove emission standards
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Attorney General Taylor Joins 15 States Emphasizing the Importance of AM Radio in Vehicles
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor emphasizes the importance of AM radio stations for emergency situations as some car manufacturers consider removing AM radio in electric cars, in a letter he joined along with 14 other state attorneys general
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Cody Stockton Sentenced to 50 Years for Running a Drug Trafficking Organization and 15 Years for Robbery in Two Separate Cases
On June 21, Superior Court Judge Kirk Schwalm sentenced 33-year-old Cody Stockton to 50 years for misconduct involving a controlled substance in the first degree
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Jimmy Dale Cates Convicted of Murder, Attempted Sexual Assault, Arson, Tampering with Evidence
On June 23, after a four-week trial in front of Superior Court Judge Kevin Saxby, an Anchorage jury found Jimmy Dale Cates guilty of one count of murder in the first degree, two counts of murder in the second degree, one count of attempted sexual assault in the first degree, two counts of arson in the first degree, one count of assault in the first degree, and three counts of tampering with evidence
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Nathan Benton Convicted Of Sexual Abuse Of A Minor
On June 22, 2023, retired Supreme Court Justice Joel Bolger found 49-year-old Nathan Benton guilty of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree and two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree after a four day trial for conduct that occurred in Kodiak in 2020
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Fishing Season is On in Southeast Alaska
The 9th U.S. Court of Appeals today halted implementation of a U.S. District Court decision that would have shut down the Chinook fishery in Southeast Alaska for the summer
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Kattie Wilmarth Sentenced for DUI Crash that Killed Alex Duny
Palmer Superior Court Judge John Cagle sentenced 26-year-old Kattie May Wilmarth, yesterday, to a composite sentence of five and a half years with four years, 160 days, suspended and five years’ supervised probation for one count of criminal negligent homicide for causing the death of 22-year-old Alex Duny, of Anchorage
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Attorney General Taylor Announces Settlement with Simple Save Protection
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor announced a $45,000 settlement with Simple Save Protection LLC, a Missouri company that marketed vehicle service contracts on behalf of other companies
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Dr. Richard McGrath to Serve Two Years for Sexual Assault in the Third Degree
On June 8, 2023, Retired Superior Court Judge Michael McConahy sentenced 79-year-old Richard McGrath to 17 years with 15 years suspended for the 2019 sexual assaults of three women in Sitka.
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Attorney General Taylor Urges FCC to Clarify Rules on Consent for Telemarketing Robocalls and Texts
On June 7, 2023, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined a coalition of 28 states in demanding the Federal Communications Commission take stronger steps to stop illegal robocalls and robotexts.
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Jordan Joplin Convicted of Ketchikan Doctor’s Murder
On June 1, 2023, in Anchorage, a jury found Jordan Joplin guilty of murdering Dr. Eric Garcia using a fatal dose of liquid morphine. Joplin, 38, was convicted of murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, and theft in the first degree for the March 2017 death of 58-year-old Garcia
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Luimariamofoa Polu Sentenced for 2018 Murder of 15-Year-Old
Today, Anchorage Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson sentenced 21-year-old Luimariamofoa Polu to serve 27 years in jail for the murder of 15-year-old Raynaldo Khotesouvan on July 20, 2018, in Anchorage
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Daniel Buckingham Sentenced to 23 Years for Sexual Assault
Today, Bethel District Court Judge William Montgomery sentenced 31-year-old Daniel Buckingham of Bethel to 30 years with seven years suspended and 23 years to serve for the 2019 sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl
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Harold Gregory Sentenced to 33 Years for Murder of Girlfriend
On May 23, 2023, Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced 33-year-old Harold Gregory of Crooked Creek to 45 years with 12 years suspended and 33 years to serve for the 2019 beating death of his girlfriend, Cheryl Sakar
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Anchorage Jury Convicts Michael Drost for Murdering Dwayne English in December 2018
On May 23, 2023, an Anchorage jury convicted 37-year-old Michael Drost of murder in the second degree, manslaughter, and criminal trespass in the first degree for the murder of 61-year-old Dwayne English on Dec. 18, 2018
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Steavin Martin Convicted of Multiple Counts of Sexual Assault
On May 23, an Anchorage jury convicted Steavin Martin of one count of attempted sexual assault in the first degree and one count of sexual assault in the second degree
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Duyvu Nguyen Found Guilty of First- and Second-Degree Murder for Killing Romantic Rival
On May 5, 2023, a jury found 46-year-old Duyvu Nguyen guilty of first-degree murder and second-degree murder for killing Tuan Nguyen on Oct. 30, 2017