Multiple arrests made in connection to attempted theft in Houston

On August 2, just as the day was starting, Alaska State Troopers (AST) received a report of a theft in progress at a lot in Houston, Alaska.

According to the dispatch, the owner of the property had responded and caught two individuals attempting to start a vehicle on the property. AST arrived and identified James Eychaner, age 34, of Wasilla, and Geannette Skiles, age 36, of Wasilla, on the property.

After investigation, Troopers determined that Eychaner and Skiles had parked on a side road, walked through the woods, and broken into multiple campers and Conex's, before attempting to start a vehicle on the property. They had also gathered thousands of dollars of items in a wheelbarrow near the woods of the property.

Additional AST units made contact with the suspects’ vehicle, where a third male, identified as Seth Rogers, age 35, of Wasilla, was found asleep in the back seat. Upon AST contact, Rogers exited the vehicle, and while exiting, a user amount of suspected Heroin and Methamphetamine in a small bindle fell out of his lap onto the ground in front of AST.

During a search of Ms. Skiles during her arrest, what appeared to be a suspected Methamphetamine pipe was found, with a user amount of suspected Methamphetamine still inside the pipe.

Eychaner was arrested for Theft 2, Attempted Vehicle Theft 1, and Criminal Trespass 1, and transported to Mat-Su Pre Trial (MSPT), where he later was remanded and held without bail.

Skiles was arrested for Theft 2, Attempted Vehicle Theft 1, and Criminal Trespass 1, and Misconduct involving a controlled Substance in the 5th degree and transported to MSPT where she was remanded and held without bail.

Rogers was arrested for Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree and transported to MSPT where he was held on an OR Bond.