Multi-agency law enforcement task force arrests 41

MAT-SU — On March 17, the Alaska State Troopers announced that over a two-day operation including numerous law enforcement agencies, 41 fugitives were arrested. The press release from AST said that fugitives had absconded from parole, pretrial supervision, or had arrest warrants. The operation was led by AST Criminal Suppression Unit and included the Alaska Bureau of Investigation, Judicial Services, the Bureau of Highway Patrol, B Detachment General Investigations Unit, Alaska Wildlife Troopers including the wildlife investigations unit, Alaska Department of Corrections Division of Pretrial, Probation And Parole, Wasilla Police Department, K-9 teams, AST Helo-3 and Helo-4, MATCOM dispatch and the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Taskforce.

“Operations like this are critical in keeping the communities that we serve safe and holding criminals accountable. Much of the time, people with active warrants are committing additional crimes and lowering the quality of life for those around them, so it is important that we make arrests like these,” stated Colonel Bryan Barlow, Director of the Alaska State Troopers. “Alaska’s law enforcement community constantly work together on investigations, emergency response, and operations like this. More operations are planned in the future, so if you have a warrant or have absconded from probation or parole. I would encourage you to turn yourself in to law enforcement before Troopers, and our law enforcement partners find and arrest you because one way or another, you will be held accountable.”

During the two-day operation, two stolen vehicles were recovered, two firearms were seized from felons and one stolen firearm was recovered. Over $7,350 was seized during the 41 arrests, including illicit narcotics. Those arrested during the two-day operation are listed below.

Anthony Adams, age 34, of Anchorage; William Beasley, age 25, of Wasilla; Angela Beckett, age 31, of Wasilla; Bryce Berg, age 31, of Wasilla; Tucker Blackmore, age 23, of Wasilla; Amber Briggs, age 31, of Wasilla; Trevor Catterson, age 35, of Wasilla; Crystal Churchhill, age 35, of Wasilla; Charmon Clement, age 23, of Wasilla; Brian Corey, age 39, of Willow; Troy Davis, age 23, of Palmer; Jeremy Guitierrez, age 33, of Wasilla; Kai Heckel, age 20 of, Anchorage; Marcus Holmes, age 37, of Wasilla; Nathan Hooks, age 24, of Wasilla; Jasmon Howard, age 32, of Wasilla; Thomas Iyahuk, age 44, of Houston; Garrett Kashatok, age 36, of Anchorage; Edward Kennedy, age 41, of Wasilla; Kimberly Kidrick, age 30, of Wasilla; John Logston, age 40, of Soldotna; Mallory Lowry, age 23, of Wasilla; Otis Mielke, age 43, of Wasilla; Ryan Milline, age 39, of Houston; Lonelle Moore, age 39, of Wasilla; Sean Osullivan, age 29, of Wasilla; Hayden Patterson, age 23, of Wasilla; Joshua Payton, age 29, of Wasilla; Brian Pinckley, age 29, of Wasilla; Thomas Quinn, age 59, of Big Lake; Rodney Rhodes, age 63, of Wasilla; Dennis Richards, age 56, of Wasilla; Shane Ritter, age 37, Fairbanks; Mathew Rollins, age 32, of Wasilla; Ashly Rose, age 27, of Wasilla; Steven Sawyer, age 35, of Wasilla; Sergio Severance, age 31, of Wasilla; Elliot Starbuck, age 21, of Kotzebue; Seth Thomas, age 36, of Palmer; Rory Vail, age 31, of Wasilla; Robert Wilde, age 36, of Wasilla.