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Serving 140 years, homicide defendant Jason Abbott denied conviction relief

by KCAW News | Oct 29, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

The Alaska Court of Appeals has refused to give relief to a Sitka man convicted of multiple murders in 2008. Roger Teas – formerly known as Jason Abbott – will have to serve out his 140 year prison sentence.Read More

Sitka Trial Courts: December 2019

by KCAW News | Jan 7, 2020 | Crime and Courts, Local News

There were two major criminal indictments in Sitka in December 2019: A homicide and theft of electrical power. However, few details are available yet to the public. Read More

Judge to resolve email standoff in Sitka homicide case

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 16, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

An effort by the City of Sitka to keep some emails out of a murder trial involving two former municipal employees will be resolved in a judge’s chambers. Judge David George has ordered that over 1,800 emails seized from the computer of Reuben Yerkes be turned over the court for ex parte in camera review. Read More

As evidence dispute drags on, Sitka murder trial pushed to September ’18

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Dec 7, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

Attorneys have been unable to resolve a dispute over access to emails exchanged by the 40-year old former paralegal and his alleged victim, 28-year old Ali Clayton, when they both worked in Sitka’s City Hall. Read More

Attorneys tangle over email search in Sitka homicide case

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Nov 3, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

The trial of a 39-year old Sitka man accused of murder remains delayed, while the court attempts to screen out email evidence potentially harmful to the City of Sitka. Before his arrest, Reuben Yerkes was Sitka's paralegal. Read More