Mat-Su Police Blotter

ALASKA STATE TROOPERS

August 7 at 9:31 p.m., AST arrested 30-year-old Wesley Mehalshick of Wasilla near Hollywood Road in Wasilla. Mehalshick had a warrant for FTA on the O/C of Assault 4 and was taken to MSPT on $500 bail.

August 7 at 10:00 p.m., AST arrested 28-year-old Cody Tallman following a traffic stop at the intersection of the Glenn Highway and Arctic Avenue in Palmer. Tallman had an outstanding felony warrant on the O/C of FTS 1, DUI, Assault 4 and FTS for a school bus and was taken to MSPT on $2,000 cash bail.

August 7 at 11:10 p.m., AST arrested 28-year-old Joclyn Snider of Palmer following a reported disturbance on Angus Loop in Palmer. Snider was charged with Assault and Criminal Mischief and taken to MSPT without bail.

August 7 at 11:54 p.m., AST and WPD arrested 49-year-old Kenneth Tyson of Wasilla on West Admiralty Circle in Wasilla. Tyson was charged with Assault 4 (DV) and taken to MSPT without bail.

August 7 at 11:55 p.m., AST arrested 39-year-old Syanne Thompson of Wasilla at a business near the intersection of Bogard Road and Seward-Meridian Parkway in Wasilla. Thompson was charged with VCOR and taken to MSPT without bail.

August 8 at 10:43 a.m., AST arrested 25-year-old Tristen Balthazore, 21-year-old Jeffery Munholland of Wasill and 26-year-old Stephanie Roy of Wasilla after attempting to serve an arrest warrant on Woodruff Loop in Wasilla. Balthazar had a FTC warrant and was found attempting to exit the home through a pet door assisted by Roy. Roy was charged with Hindering Prosecution 1. Munholland was held at MSPT on $50 bail on an active FTC warrant and Balthazore was held at $500 bail.

August 9 at 1:45 a.m., AST arrested 48-year-old Jeremy Ickes of Talkeetna and 30-year-old Jamie O’Dell of Wasilla following a traffic stop near the intersection of the Parks Highway and South Ridgecrest Road in Big Lake. Both Ickes and O’Dell had active warrants and were taken to MSPT. Ickes was placed on $500 cash corporate bail and O’Dell’s bail was set at no bail with time to serve.

August 9 at 12:22 p.m., AST entered into a pursuit of 48-year-old Thomas Little of Willow that began near Mile 74 of the Parks Highway in Willow. Little exceeded speeds of 100 MPH and was arrested approximately one and a half miles down Hidden Hills Drive near mile 88 of the Parks Highway. Little was charged with Felony FTS, Reckless Driving, DWLR, Misuse of Registration and taken to MSPT without bail.

August 9 at 9:34 p.m., AST arrested Ryan Garroutte following a reported disturbance near the intersection of Fireweed Lane and Fairview Loop Road in Wasilla. Garroutte was charged with Assault 4 (DV) and Criminal Mischief 4 (DV) and taken to MSPT.

August 9, AST arrested 50-year-old James Grim of Wasilla following a report of a dangerous driver near Bogard Road and Seward-Meridian Parkway. Grim was charged with two charges of MICS 4 and Probation Violation and taken to MSPT.

August 10 at 2:44 a.m., AST and WPD arrested 40-year-old Ronald Gould of Wasilla following a disturbance at the intersection of Seldon Road and Holly Way. Gould was charged with DUI and taken to MSPT where he was released O/R.

August 10 at 3:10 a.m., AST arrested 23-year-old Irvin Wells of Wasilla on an active warrant. Wells was taken to MSPT on $100 bail.

ALASKA WILDLIFE TROOPERS

August 9, AWT in Kotzebue issued $270 citations to 41-year-old Della Adams of Kotzebue and 22-year-old Matthew Bracker of Wasilla for commercially fishing without a crew member license, 76-year-old Michael Schaeffer of Kotzebue and 21-year-old David Gallhorn of Kotzebue for employing unlicensed crew members.

ACRONYM CHEAT SHEET

DUI — Driving Under the Influence

DV — Domestic Violence

FTA — Failure to Appear

FTC — Failure to Comply

FTS — Failure to Stop at the Direction of a Peace Officer

O/C — Original Charge

O/R — On Recognizance

MPH — Miles Per Hour

MSPT — Mat-Su Pretrial

VCOR — Violating Conditions of Release

WPD — Wasilla Police Department