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February 29, 2024 At arraignment, Elizabeth Seslar entered a guilty plea to driving with no motor vehicle liability insurance. The judgement was a $500 fine and $100 police surcharge. March 4, 2024 At a change of plea proceeding, defendant Matthew Wiegand entered a guilty plea to the charges of Assault 4 and Criminal Mischief 4. The sentence included 12 months of jail with 6 months suspended, 3 years of probation, orders to complete a substance abuse assessment and follow its recommendations, to have no contact with victim, to not return to...
November 22, 2022 Magistrate Judge Rachel Newport presided in an arraignment hearing for Maxwell Charles Peeler in the Petersburg District Court. The defendant entered a not guilty plea and the State intends to reduce the charges to the violations. A trial was set for December 20. November 28, 2022 Superior Court Judge Katherine Lybrand, in the Petersburg District Court presided over a change of plea hearing in State of Alaska v Britt Banry. Count 1, negligent driving not a commercial motor vehicle, was admitted to by the defendant and the fine...
October 19, 2022 In the Petersburg District Court, Deputy Magistrate Judge Sheri LaDawn Ridgeway presided over the State of Alaska v Dylan Barger in an arraignment hearing for Assault 4. The defendant failed to appear and a bench warrant was issued. No bail was set. Deputy Magistrate Judge Sheri LaDawn Ridgeway presided over the State of Alaska v Shayla Madole in an arraignment hearing in the Petersburg District Court. The defendant pleaded guilty to first degree minor consumption/possessing/controlling alcohol. The defendant was fined $500...
October 19 – An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with an unknown medical occurrence on 12th Street. An alarm activated at pump station #2. Water Wastewater (W/WW) was notified and responded. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of a dog wandering on South 3rd Street. A citizen on South 3rd Street reported a run-away dog. It was later recovered by its owner. October 20 – An officer responded to a report of an assault on Chief John Lott Street. Dylan Barger was arrested in Juneau on a Failure to Appear war...
October 5 – An officer assisted a citizen on South Nordic Drive. An individual completed a sex offender registration update. An officer responded to a report of a minor motor vehicle accident at South Boat Harbor. A lost canine was reunited with its owner. Petersburg Police Department (PPD) received a report of reckless driving on Dolphin and 4th Streets. The driver and their parents were notified. PPD received a report of power outages at 4-mile, Mitkof Highway. Power & Light (P&L) was notified and responded. PPD received a noise complaint f...
June 27, 2022 In the Superior Court at Petersburg, Magistrate Judge Rachel Newport presided over a felony first appearance for Cristian Gallardo Gomez. A not guilty plea was entered by the court on behalf of the defendant on the charges of Burglary 1, Assault 3, Assault 4, Criminal Mischief 4 and Criminal Mischief 5. The defendant requested an attorney and the judge stated she would not be taking a plea on the charges. Gomez’s conditions of release were: a performance bond of $2500, an appearance bond of $2500, supervision by the Pretrial Enfor...
May 11: In the Petersburg District Court, Magistrate Rachel Newport presided over a bail review hearing for Dylan R. Adams. After some discussion, the request to reduce bond was denied. Adams will stay in the custody of the Petersburg Police Department. May 13: In the Petersburg District Court Magistrate Judge Rachel Newport presided over a request for a 30-day extension fugitive from justice hearing for Ariel Brook Eller. The State of Alaska has not received a response from the formal letter that the Colorado Department of Corrections asked...
May 18 – A vehicle was found at Sandy Beach Park after hours. A run-away Black Lab was reported on Mitkof Highway and found by its owner. An officer directed an individual to remove their illegally parked property from Dolphin Street. Property found on North Nordic was returned to its owner. A dangerous driver was reported on Haugen and Gjoa Streets, but an officer was unable to locate the described vehicle. May 19 – An officer responded to a report of howling dogs on South 4th Street and was able to resolve the situation. An officer res...
January 24: Superior Court Judge William Carey presided over the Petersburg District Court case of the State of Alaska v. Amber Elaine Manly. A guilty plea was entered by the defendant to two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance with a sentence for the first count of 90 days jail with 90 days suspended and a suspended fine of $1,000, and, for the second count, 180 days jail with all but time served suspended and a suspended fine of $1,000. The defendant also entered a guilty plea to two counts of Violating Conditions of...
January 19 — A medical transport was provided from Fram Street. Icy road conditions were reported on Kings Row. Public Works was notified and responded. A warning was issued on Frederick Point Road for woodcutting in a restricted area. Criminal mischief was reported on North Nordic. There is an on-going investigation. Suspicious activity was reported on Hungerford Hill Road. A disturbance was reported on Mitkof Highway. An officer responded and made contact with the individual who then departed the scene. An officer responded to a report of a...
Christopher Scott Manske, 38, was indicted on one charge of burglary of a post office by a Grand Jury on Tuesday. Manske originally faced an additional charge of mail theft when he allegedly broke into the Petersburg Post Office last month and stole about 16 packages. Search warrants of his vehicle and boat turned up packages that weren't addressed to him, according to a complaint filed with the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. Postal Inspector John Wiegand said Manske...
Christopher Manske was arrested on Feb. 26, and is now being held in federal custody in Juneau facing charges of burglary of a post office and mail theft. According to the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, paperwork regarding his indictment has not been submitted as of Tuesday afternoon. Sometime between the late evening of Feb. 21 and the following morning, an individual broke into the Petersburg Post Office and stole about 16 parcels, according to the complaint. Postal...
Christopher Manske is accused of breaking into the Petersburg Post Office sometime late Friday night or early Saturday morning and stealing about 15 parcels, according to Postal Inspector John Wiegand. Postal inspectors and local law enforcement were notified of the break in Saturday morning, but by that time, Manske was no longer on the scene; however, he attempted another break in the following night and was detained by responding officers, according to Wiegand. Manske was soon released...
