Fairbanks Four v. City of Fairbanks
9th Circuit Oral Arguments were held on August 9th, 2019. Look for decisions in 3-12 months.
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2019
Adoptive mother accused of abusing children in Anchorage Hillside home sentenced – six years after charges filed
Author: Lisa Demer Updated: November 2, 2017 Published November 2, 2017 A woman whose parenting of six adopted children on the Anchorage Hillside included abuse, deprivation, humiliation, and torment finally faced judgment Thursday. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Michael Wolverton ordered Anya James to serve eight years, with another two years suspended, plus five years of
Marvin Roberts, one of Fairbanks Four, files civil rights suit against city
By Robin Wood, rwood@newsminer.com Dec 7, 2017 FAIRBANKS—Marvin Roberts, one of the Fairbanks Four, is suing the city of Fairbanks and four Fairbanks Police Department officers over what he maintains was his wrongful imprisonment for the 1997 beating death of 15-year-old John Hartman. Roberts held his daughter, Lorelai, dressed in purple fleece, as his attorney
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Lawsuit says Fairbanks Four man was wrongly convicted and jailed for 18 years
Author: Lisa Demer Updated: December 11, 2017 Published December 9, 2017 Marvin Roberts, one of the Fairbanks Four, photographed on Oct. 19, 2016. (Loren Holmes / ADN file) He was high school valedictorian before he became one of the Fairbanks Four convicted in the 1997 beating death of 15-year-old John Hartman. Now Marvin Roberts is suing the
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Alaska Innocence Project: Marvin’s Story
Alaska Innocence Project: Marvin’s Story from C+L Creative on Vimeo. Marvin Roberts of the Fairbanks Four recounts his story of being wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned for nearly two decades. He credits the Alaska Innocence Project for giving him his life back and urges Alaskans to support their mission.
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Give the Fairbanks Four their PFDs
By Bill Oberly and Luke Hopkins Mar 14, 2018 FAIRBANKS — On Dec. 15, 2015, the convictions of Marvin Roberts, Kevin Pease, George Frese, and Eugene Vent, known collectively as the Fairbanks Four, were vacated and all of the charges against them were dismissed. The four were free to walk out of the courthouse but
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Wasilla teacher charged with sexual assaults on students over a decade
Author: Zaz Hollander Updated: September 27, 2018 Published September 27, 2018 Lukis Nighswonger appears in court telephonically for his arraignment on charges of sexual abuse of a minor Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 in Palmer. (Loren Holmes / ADN)Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via EmailShare on TumblrShare on RedditShare on LinkedInShare on Google PlusPrint article PALMER
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Child Protection in Alaska struggles to maintain staff, manage caseloads.
By Jill Burke | Posted: Thu 9:30 PM, May 02, 2019 | Updated: Fri 7:10 AM, May 03, 2019 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) — As many as 3,000 children are in foster care in Alaska on any given day, spread across some 1,300 licensed foster homes, according to Alaska’s Office of Children’s Services. The workload for front
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In emotional hearing, former adopted children confront Hillside mother accused of abuse
Author: Michelle Theriault Boots Updated: October 25, 2017 Published October 24, 2017 Adoptive mother Anya James, center, listens to testimony during her sentencing at the Nesbett Courthouse on Tuesday. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News) The adopted children of an Anchorage woman accused of abusing them for years in a Hillside home finally confronted her
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City ordered to pay for most of Shoppers Forum mall chemical cleanup
Sam Friedman, sfriedman@newsminer.com Jul 27, 2017 FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks city government must pay more than half the bill for cleaning up toxic dry cleaning chemicals at the Shoppers Forum Mall, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason issued the order Tuesday in the dispute between the city and Shoppers Forum owner
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