KYUK AM

Crime

Stories involving criminal activities.

Man Dies In Akiachak Jail

By • May 13, 2019
Courtesy of Google Maps

Another death in a western Alaskan jail has occurred, this time in Akiachak. Tribal jail guards found Robert Nick, age 54, unresponsive on Friday, May 10. 

Emmonak Man Charged With Murder

By Johanna Eurich • May 10, 2019

On Thursday, May 9, Cornelius Benedict Jr. was arrested and jailed in Bethel on an outstanding warrant issued by the Fairbanks Superior Court. 

The Alaska State Troopers Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit personnel in Bethel were notified that a $100,000 arrest warrant had been issued by the Fairbanks Superior Court for the 47-year-old resident of Emmonak.

Alcohol And Cabs Don’t Mix

By Johanna Eurich • May 8, 2019

On Monday, a Bethel District Court judge sentenced the co-owner of a Bethel cab company to 10 days in jail and another year on probation for selling alcohol illegally three years ago. Min Sook Cha was driving a cab for Quyana Cab, a company she owned with Sungwoong Jeong, when she sold alcohol to an undercover officer. This took place in March 2016 when any alcohol sales in Bethel were illegal.                                

191 And Growing

By Johanna Eurich • May 5, 2019
Frank Bell

The statistics tracking the number of Native women who have disappeared in the U.S. are tough. And Alaska, with its small population, has the fourth largest number of missing or murdered Native women. Anchorage has the third highest number of all the cities surveyed in a report from the Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute. On Saturday, a group gathered at the Alaska Native Heritage Center to begin an effort to heal.

Napakiak Mourns After Two Prisoners Die In Jail Fire

By • Apr 29, 2019
The Napakiak Public Safety building in September 2018. The building burned, killing two inmates on May 28, 2019.
Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK

Two prisoners died early Sunday morning when flames engulfed the Napakiak jail. Alaska State Troopers have tentatively identified the victims as Becca White, age 24, and Isaiah Parka, age 22, both of Napakiak.

BPD Asking For Help Locating Bethel Man

By • Mar 29, 2019
Bethel Police Department

Bethel Police are asking the public for help looking for a man being sought on a variety of criminal charges. Eugene Michaelson is 26 years old and goes by the name "A.J."

Police Suspect Foul Play In Recent Bethel Death

By • Mar 21, 2019
Bethel Police Department and Alaska State Troopers say that their strategies for enforcing bootlegging will not change under local option.
Bethel Police Department

Update: The Bethel Police Department arrested 27-year old Kyle Kilongak of Bethel on Thursday for the murder of David Carl. Kilongak is charged with murder in the second degree. Bail is set at $250,000. 

Students Watch As Alaska Stage Becomes Courtroom

By Johanna.Eurich • Feb 27, 2019

Everyone knows that traveling from villages to go to court in regional hubs is not cheap. The question before the Alaska Supreme Court is which state agency should pay the cost for juvenile defendants whose parents can’t afford the airfare.

KYUK reports from Anchorage that on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2019, the stage at West High became a courtroom so that hundreds of high school students could watch two lawyers argue the issue of travel costs for juveniles before the state’s highest court.

Ex-Ravn Supervisor Sentenced For Stealing Mail Bound For Villages

By • Feb 11, 2019
Dean Swope / KYUK

A former Ravn Alaska supervisor was recently sentenced for his role in stealing mail, including 343 computers, from airplanes bound for villages. Some of those villages included St. Mary’s, Emmonak, Kotlik, Aniak, Alakanuk, Grayling, Kalskag, Koyuk, and Stebbins.

Teenager Arrested For Allegedly Attempting To Hijack Yute Commuter Service Plane

By • Feb 4, 2019

Law enforcement arrested a teenager after he grabbed the controls of an airplane in midflight from Napakiak to Bethel, causing the plane to shoot towards the ground. With the help of a passenger, the pilot took back control of the aircraft and no injuries have been reported.


Pages