Courts

Tuesday, January 7

Avery Nore, 20, appeared before Wrangell Magistrate Chris Ellis on charges of Minor Consuming Alcohol. The Defendant entered a guilty plea. He was sentenced to contact AICS to complete screening, ordered to pay $210 in fines and surcharges and was placed on probation for one year.

Nicholas Lewis, 20, appeared before Wrangell Magistrate Chris Ellis on charges of Repeat Minor Consuming Alcohol and a Petition to Revoke Probation from previous charges. The Defendant entered a guilty plea. He was sentenced to complete 48 hours of community work service, contact AICS to complete screening, ordered to pay $610 in fines and surcharges, to have his driver’s license revoked for 9 months with 6 months suspended and was placed on probation for one year.

Leah Liukkonen, 50, appeared before Wrangell Magistrate Chris Ellis on a Petition to Revoke Probation from a previous charge in 2012. She was sentenced to contact AICS for new evaluation.

Wednesday, January

Devan Harding, 20, appeared before Wrangell Magistrate Chris Ellis on charges of Unlawful Methods Of Taking Game. The Defendant was found guilty. He was sentenced to have his hunting license revoked for one year, ordered to pay $1550 in fines and surcharges with $750 suspended and was placed on probation for two years.

Mariyan Aleksiev, 30, appeared before Wrangell Magistrate Chris Ellis on charges of Unlawful Method Of Taking Game. The Defendant was found guilty. He was sentenced to have his hunting license revoked for one year, ordered to pay $1550 in fines and surcharges with $750 suspended, the forfeiture of a Browning 338 rifle with scope and flashlight to the State with option to buy back after six months if fines and surcharges are paid and was placed on probation for two years.

David Miller, 49, appeared before Wrangell Magistrate Chris Ellis on charges of Unlawful Method of Taking Game and Unlawful Methods of Taking Big Game/Use Artificial Light from Motorized Land Vehicle. The Defendant entered a guilty plea. He was sentenced to have his hunting license revoked for two years with one year suspended with proof of successful completion of a Hunter Education Course approved by the Dept. must be filed with the court for hunting privilege to resume after the initial year revocation, ordered to pay $6100 in fines and surcharges with $3000 suspended, the forfeiture of a Ruger M77 30-06 rifle to the State with option to buy back after six months if fines and surcharges are paid and was placed on probation for three years.