A Grand Jury indicted four Sitkans last month, on charges ranging from burglary to misconduct involving a controlled substance.
30-year-old Jason Svilar was arrested on January 30 by officer Parker White after the owner of a local inn told police she had video of Svilar burglarizing the property. According to court documents, the owner said that Svilar had allegedly stolen a key card and entered the property on at least six occasions to steal food, including a box of donuts, an open bottle of creamer, and two cups of coffee. Svilar was indicted by a Sitka Grand Jury on February 15 for three counts of burglary in the second degree, a Class C felony.
35-year-old Shea Grogan was indicted on February 15 for one count of theft in the first degree and one count of fraudulent use of an access device or identification document, both Class B felonies. According to court documents, Grogan allegedly committed theft of more than $25,000 between November 2019 and February 2022.
Grand juries also indicted two Sitkans on drug charges. 32-year-old Jordan McGraw was indicted in Juneau on February 22 after law enforcement intercepted about 280 suspected fentanyl pills and 20 grams of methamphetamine in a parcel sent from Washington State to Sitka on February 12. Investigators observed McGraw picking up the parcel and subsequently found evidence that McGraw had opened the parcel. McGraw allegedly told officers that he was planning to deliver the parcel to its intended recipient but had first opened it to obtain some of the drugs. McGraw was indicted on two felony counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance.
Finally, 55-year-old Izaak Needham was indicted on February 8 on two counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance and three counts of misconduct involving weapons, all Class C felony charges.
A jury trial for McGraw is scheduled for May of this year; trial dates for all other defendants are pending.
