Local attorney Jack McGee reviews a case of a 14 year old boy originally convicted of murder who lost an appeal before the Wisconsin Supreme Court for his sentence of life in prison with no parole.
Public Safety
Police arrest teenagers in Lemon Creek graffiti incidents
The Juneau Police Department says two teenagers are responsible for a string of vandalism incidents in the Lemon Creek Area. One of the youths – a 17-year-old boy – was arrested 10 days ago on an unrelated warrant. Officers say he was spotted by members of the Juneau Citizen’s Patrol leaving the area of Dzantik’i…
Searchers locate wreckage of missing plane
The search continues today for a missing plane that crashed in the mountains near Eaglecrest Ski Area on Douglas Island. The U.S. Coast Guard says a debris field was found yesterday evening, including an engine and propeller, at the base of a 50-foot cliff after searchers traced an emergency locater transmitter signal. Low clouds, wind,…
Convicted poacher sentenced on probation violation
The Juneau man convicted of baiting bears and illegally shooting a wolf is now in jail. Park Myers III could be behind bars for up to a month because he was working while he accepted unemployment insurance benefits. Myers was still on probation after pleading guilty in the poaching case. It included the taking of…
Rachelle Waterman sentenced in matricide case
Rachelle Waterman was sentenced on July 15th in Craig to three years in prison for her role in the brutal murder of her mother six years ago. As Deanna Garrison reports, an Anchorage jury found the 22 year old woman guilty in February of criminally negligent homicide. She was not convicted on much more serious…
Family appeals suit against Juneau gun retailer
Simone Kim was killed in August of 2006 at the Juneau Fred Meyer store by a rifle obtained by Jason Coday at a nearby gun shop. Kim’s family believes that the owner of Rayco Sales is liable for Kim’s death.