FROM THE BLOTTER: Troopers not fooled by ruse

SUTTON — An apparent attempt to get out of a drunken driving charge after an accident on the Glenn Highway landed three people on the wrong side of the law Friday.

According to a trooper press statement, at 6:50 a.m. officers were called to the Glenn Highway at Chickaloon Way where Heather M. Johnston, 27, of Sutton, drove her beige 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier head-on into a 2003 Dodge pickup truck. The other driver’s name was Mark C. Cowley.

Troopers say that Johnston and her two passengers — Scott T. Blayne, 21, and Christopher J. Giles, 24, both of Palmer — told them someone else was responsible for the crash.

But troopers say they sniffed out the truth and arrested Johnston for DUI, providing false information, not having insurance and two counts of solicitation to hinder prosecution. Blayney and Giles will both face charges of hindering prosecution.

Helicopter search ends in citations

JIM CREEK — A call for help after her car broke down and she got lost landed a girl with a citation for underage drinking.

According to an Alaska State Trooper press statement, at 4:25 a.m. on Friday Jessica Raymond called to say her green Volkswagen Jetta had broken down and she was lost in the Jim Creek area.

Troopers dispatched their helicopter, which found Raymond and a friend who was with her. Both were rescued, safe and sound.

Troopers say Raymond had been drinking and they wrote her tickets for underage drinking and being underage and driving after drinking.

Illegal kill draws stiff penalty

PALMER — A man who shot a moose with an illegal antler configuration pleaded guilty Monday to wasting a big game animal and attempted evidence tampering.

According to an Alaska State Trooper press statement, Walter Lovell shot the moose on Aug. 30.

“He attempted to conceal the crime by partially burying the animal. No meat was salvaged,” troopers write.

An eyewitness called Lovell in. As part of the plea agreement Lovell will pay $3,500 in fines, spend seven days in jail, lose his hunting privileges, spend five years on probation and forfeit his 4-wheeler and hunting rifle.