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Aug. 13 — Judge Kevin Miller granted the eviction requested by Skylark Park, LLC against Janie and Wayne Collins. Following testimony by Sig and Ambre Burrell and the defendants, the court set the eviction date for noon Wed. Aug. 15. Aug. 9 — Judge Carey conducted the bail hearing and arraignment for Helen Ann Olson for Violating Conditions of Release. The defendant entered a Not Guilty plea and was released O.R. with conditions. The court denied the bail requested in the case of Misconduct involving a Controlled Substance. Magistrate Jud...
August 1 — Flahavan Abbott entered a guilty plea to a DUI charge. Judge Magistrate Burrell entered a SEJ judgment, placed the defendant on 1 year probation, placed him in home confinement for 3 days, fined him $1,500 and three surcharges totaling $191. The defendant’s license was suspended for 90 days and required that an IID be installed for 6-months after license is reinstated. He was also ordered to seek an alcohol assessment. Colby Ryan Bell entered a no contest plea to a DUI charge before Judge Magistrate Burrell. The defendant was sen...
WRANGELL - Magistrate Judge Desi Burrell will assume the duties fulfilled by Wrangell's Chris Ellis for the past 14 years. Chris Ellis had worked the magisterial track within the Alaska Court System for 30 years before retiring last month. Spending the first half of her service on the Seward Peninsula and Prince of Wales Island, Ellis served the court in Wrangell for 14 years. With her departure, ACS has decided to consolidate the position with surrounding courts. Magistrate Desi Burrell of the...
June 14 — Kenneth Kvernvik was arraigned before Magistrate Judge Burrell on charges of DUI and Refusal to allow breath test. The defendant entered a Not Guilty plea and was released O.R. with conditions. June 18 – Katie Jo Edfelt appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on a charge of Violating Conditions of Release. She was released O.R. if the bail amount was lowered and she was ordered to contact PMHS for evaluation after release. June 19 — Stephen Lee Waddle entered a change of plea before Judge Carey on reduced charges of Criminal Tresp...
WRANGELL - After 30 years on the bench, Wrangell's district magistrate will conclude her legal career today. Chris Ellis has served as a magistrate judge for First District Court in Wrangell for 14 of those years, with most of her preceding tenure spent in Craig. When she graduated with her bachelor's degree in 1973, law hadn't been on her mind, but Alaska was. "Basically I studied anthropology with a specialty in archaeology, and my goal was to come to Alaska," she said. Ellis found herself dra...
May 30 — Henry F. Copsey entered a not guilty plea to a DUI charge. He was released O.R. with conditions by Magistrate Judge Burrell. June 5 — In the case of Domestic Violence before Magistrate Judge Burrell, the court dismissed the petition brought by Kelly Scaduto against Cliff Young at the request of the petitioner. June 6 — The court issued a $250 arrest warrant for Katie Jo Edfelt. June 7 — Katie Jo Edfelt appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on a DUI charge. The court entered a not guilty plea and the defendant was released O.R. wi...
Permelia "Pam" Lyons, 54, of Petersburg was charged with two counts of Assault in the 3rd Degree according to a police department press release. On Tues., June 5, at about 8 a.m. an off - duty officer called police dispatch. The officer received a text message, from an unidentified person, reporting a female walking along Libby Straights, striking the handrail with a hatchet. Officers searched the area but were not able to immediately locate the individual. The police department received a...
May 9 — Michael Oman Boseman was arraigned on charges of Assault 4, DUI, three counts of Reckless Endangerment and Criminal Mischief in the 5th Degree. He entered a not guilty plea and was released on a $1,000 appearance bond, a $500 performance bond, ordered to obey all orders of the court, not violate any laws, consume no alcohol and other conditions. May 16 — Joseph D. Short appeared before Magistrate Judge Burrell on charges of no landing permit for longline pots. The defendant entered a guilty plea and was fined $200 and ordered to pay...
On May 3, Ian Hamilton, 25, appeared before Judge Magistrate Burrell on a Felony 1st Degree appearance hearing on a charge of Assault in the 3rd Degree. In the complaint, officers wrote that Hamilton threatened Austin Strickland after intentionally crashing his truck into a vehicle owned by Sebastian Fisher while parked in the Municipal Building parking lot on May 2. Strickland was a passenger in Fisher’s vehicle. Officer Waechter and Investigator Popp had to detain Hamilton at the scene, “for safety reasons.” Hamilton made death threats again...
April 23 — Charles Sarfaty pleaded guilty to negligent driving charges before Judge Carey and was sentenced to 40 hours of community work service, a $300 fine and a $10 surcharge. Joy Warnke and Ira Morgan appeared before Judge Carey to have a vehicle turned over to Ms. Warnke. Morgan told the court he is waiting on the lien release and will get the title and key for a Navigator to Warnke. The court said it would not hold Morgan in contempt of court. April 24 — Judge Carey issued a long-term stalkingorder against David Estes. Melissa Hallingsta...
March 29 — Judge Magistrate Burrell heard the bail review hearing for Matthew Boseman who was charged with vehicle theft. He was released on $500 Bond with instructions not to contact victims and not leave Petersburg. April 6 — Anthony Curtiss appeared before Judge Carey on a petition to revoke probation. The defendant admitted to the allegation and was sentenced to 3 days in jail and a no alcohol provision was added to his condition of probation. April 11 — Kelsey James McCay appeared before Judge Carey in a Felony 1st Degree appea...
A Petersburg man is facing a burglary charge after he allegedly stole more than $2,000 worth of merchandise from The Trading Union, Inc. on Saturday. Stephen Lee Waddle, 41, appeared before Magistrate Judge Desiree Burrell in Petersburg District Court for a felony first hearing on Monday. Waddle was charged with one count of burglary in the second degree. On Sunday, April 1, the Petersburg Police Department received a burglary report at The Trading Union. An investigation revealed that Waddle...
Rachel Newport is taking over as clerk of the trial court office in Petersburg. "It's a big job," said Desiree Burrell, the magistrate judge in Petersburg. "It's very important." Newport is a Petersburg native, and now she'll be manager of its court system. She'll handle all of the filing and be the in-court clerk as well. "She's really the face of the court system in Petersburg," said Clayton Jones, who's been filling in from Ketchikan. Newport was one of the clinic receptionists at the...
March 1 — Judge Magistrate Burrell allowed the vehicle theft charges against Ronald Wallen to be reduced to attempted vehicle theft. Trial was set for April 7. March 5 — Judge Magistrate Burrell issued a long-term protective order against Joseph Lecoe on behalf of Doris Olsen. The order is effective for one year. Judge Carey issued a long-term protective order against Joshua Blewett. Judge Stephens modified bail requirements for William Christopher Allen to allow him to travel to Juneau to meet with his attorney. March 6 — Magistrate Judge...
Two Petersburg residents are facing controlled substance charges after they allegedly coordinated the shipment of methamphetamine from Mexico to Mitkof Island. Carlos Sandoval, 53, and Helen Olson, 49, appeared before Petersburg Magistrate Judge Desiree Burrell for a felony first hearing on Wednesday afternoon. They were each charged with one count of second degree Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance. According to court filings, police were told Sandoval had traveled to Mexico to obtain...
Feb. 12 — Melissa Hallingstad entered a Not Guilty plea before Superior Court Judge Carey to charges of Assault in the 4th Degree and leaving the scene of an accident. Bail was set at $1,500 performance bond and other imposed conditions. Curtis Medina appeared before Judge Carey and entered a Not Guilty Plea to charges of Assault in the 2nd Degree D.V. and Assault in the 3rd Degree D.V. After prosecutors dismissed five charges pertaining to rape allegations against Kenneth Lee Birch, the defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of Assault in the 4...
Jan. 23 — Magistrate Judge Burrell conducted a felony first hearing in the matter of State of Alaska vs. Curtis Medina who is charged with Assault in the 2nd and Assault in the 3rd. Bail was set at $1,000 with 10% posting required. He was released with conditions. Verne Richard Craig appeared before Judge Magistrate Burrell in a change of plea/sentencing hearing. The defendant entered a no contest plea to failure to mark Dungeness crab pots, third offense. The defendant was sentenced to a $1,000 fine with $500 suspended and a $10 surcharge. T...
Superior Court Judge William Carey denied a request by Plaintiffs Danny Robert Thompson and Greg Richeson to have their case heard as a class action by stating the case does not meet the class action prerequisites required by state law. Carey heard oral arguments on the case in December of last year, and issued his order for Class Certification on Jan. 16. The order explains that two plaintiffs seek injunctive and declaratory relief, the return of property and general, special punitive and exemp...
Police say a Petersburg woman was arrested on Saturday for fleeing a scene under the influence after driving a vehicle into two pedestrians in the 1100 block of South Nordic Drive. Shirlene Olson, 54, was arrested on two counts of assault in the third degree, leaving the scene of an accident and driving under the influence. Olson appeared in District Court before Magistrate Judge Desiree Burrell on Tuesday afternoon. Olson did not enter a plea and was released under conditions with $1,000 bail....
A Petersburg man pleaded guilty last Tuesday of interfering with crab pots belonging to four other fishermen in town, coming after a hearing with testimony from a remorseful defendant and community members questioning whether the punishment was harsh enough. In a change of plea hearing on December 19, James Andrew Knight, 54 of Petersburg, told Judge William B Carey he was guilty of three misdemeanors, including interfering with commercial fishing gear, unlawful use of pot tags and operating more than 300 Dungeness crab pots. Knight was fined...
Dec. 8 — Patricia McMurren was awarded judgment of $4,410 plus interest along with possession of the trailer occupied by Chris Miller Jr. Stephen Lee Waddle was arraigned before Magistrate Judge Ellis on charges of violating a protective order and two counts of violating conditions of release. The defendant entered a not guilty plea and set Jan. 2 for a hearing date. A $250 cash performance bond was ordered and conditions of release were established. Dec. 18 — Judge Carey presided over the eviction hearing involving C&C, LLC and Steve Hom...
Nov. 22 — Paul G. Tyrone of Kake was arraigned before Superior Court Judge Carey on four counts of Assault in the 3rd Degree and a fifth count of Misconduct Involving Weapons in the 4th Degree. He was released OR with conditions. Nov. 27 — David Estes entered a Guilty Plea before Superior Court Judge Carey on a charge of Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree. The court sentenced the defendant to 10 days in jail with 10 days suspended, $100 surcharge with $100 suspended, a $1,000 fine with $1,000 suspended, pay restitution, pay $50 surcharge, pay...
Oct. 26 — Danny Rusk entered a No Contest Plea to a charge of Illuminating deer from a motorized vehicle. The court sentenced the defendant to a $300 fine and a $10 surcharge. On a charge of hunting without a Harvest Permit the defendant entered a Not Guilty Plea. Nov. 14 — Magistrate Burrell found probable cause for stalking and granted the Ex Parte order sought in the case of Diana Bell vs. Stephen Waddle. Judge Carey dismissed the stalking petition in the case of Nick Boggs vs. Renee Hertless. Nov. 17 — Thomas McKeown III entered a No Conte...
Hearings before Magistrate Judge Burrell: Oct. 26 — Matthew Ashenfelter, charged with taking moose out of season. The defendant entered a No Contest Plea and was fined $300 with a $10 surcharge and the meat was forfeited to a Kake charity. Raliegh Harlan Cook was charged with taking a sub-legal moose. The defendant entered a No Contest Plea and was fined $300 with a $10 surcharge and forfeited the meat. Michael Bell was charged with taking a sub-legal moose. The defendant entered a Guilty Plea and was fined $300 and a $10 surcharge. The meat wa...
Cases appearing before Judge Magistrate Burrell: Oct. 10 — James Donald Polwarth was charged with making false statement on license or application. The court found the defendant did not meet State residency requirements and sentenced him to a $300 fine with $200 suspended plus a $10 surcharge. Probation was imposed for six months. Donald Peeler appeared on a charge of over limit pots for Dungeness crab. After entering a no contest plea, the court sentenced Peeler to a fine of $1,500, $10 surcharge and ordered forfeiture of his fish ticket. The...
