(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - Following the conclusion of investigations, a Ketchikan Grand Jury last week indicted fifteen individuals involving the alleged sale of heroin, meth, Oxycodone, and other controlled substances.

Grant C. Ernst (age 26 of Washington state) was indicted by a Ketchikan Grand Jury for one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree. Ernst was contacted by the Alaska State Troopers’ Southeast Alaska Cities against Drugs (SEACAD) Task Force upon his arrival on a flight from Seattle and was found to be in possession of approximately one ounce of heroin with the intent to distribute the heroin in Ketchikan. A $10,000 arrest warrant has been issued for Ernst’s arrest.

Madlyn F. Jensen (age 26 of Ketchikan) and Sean D. Maynard (age 30 of Ketchikan) were indicted by a Ketchikan Grand Jury on February 4, 2016, following the conclusion of an investigation by the Alaska State Troopers’ Southeast Alaska Cities against Drugs (SEACAD) Task Force with the assistance of the United States Coast Guard Investigative Services (CGIS). Jensen was indicted for one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree for selling heroin and two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree for selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Maynard was indicted for one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree for selling heroin to a confidential informant. Jensen and Maynard were issued summonses to appear at an arraignment for the charges at a future date.

Dominick G. Barnes (age 28 of Ketchikan) was also indicted by a Ketchikan Grand Jury on February 4, 2016, following the conclusion of an investigation by the Alaska State Troopers’ Southeast Alaska Cities against Drugs (SEACAD) Task Force with the assistance of the United States Coast Guard Investigative Services (CGIS). Barnes was indicted for two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree for selling heroin and one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree for selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Barnes was already in custody at the Ketchikan Correctional Center for violating the conditions of his felony probation and was remanded for the new charges.

Mark F. Romine (age 34 of Ketchikan) was also indicted by a Ketchikan Grand Jury on February 4, 2016, following the conclusion of an investigation by the Alaska State Troopers’ Southeast Alaska Cities against Drugs (SEACAD) Task Force with the assistance of the United States Coast Guard Investigative Services (CGIS). Romine was indicted for three counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree for selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Romine was also indicted for one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree for possession Hydrocodone tablets with the intent to distribute and one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute following a traffic stop by the Alaska State Troopers and a canine sniff by K-9 Lutri in Ketchikan. Romine was already in custody at the Ketchikan Correctional Center on unrelated charges and was remanded on the new charges.

Juan M. Alvarado (age 25 of Ketchikan), Kelsey L. Betts (age 24 of Ketchikan), and Betty Jo Fox (age 56 of Ketchikan) were indicted on February 4, 2016, by a Ketchikan Grand Jury following the conclusion of an investigation by the Alaska State Troopers’ Southeast Alaska Cities against Drugs (SEACAD) Task Force. Alvarado, Betts, and Fox were indicated for varying counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree for their roles in selling Oxycodone to a confidential informant. Alvarado, Betts, and Fox were issued summonses to appear at an arraignment for the charges at a future date.

Daniel J. Mann (age 25 of Ketchikan) was indicted by a Ketchikan Grand Jury on February 11, 2016 following the conclusion of an investigation by the Alaska State Troopers’ Southeast Alaska Cities against Drugs (SEACAD) Task Force. Mann was indicted on two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree for selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Mann was issued a summons to appear at an arraignment for the charges at a future date.

Zachariah N. Jaqua (age 30 of Ketchikan) was indicted on February 11, 2016, by a Ketchikan Grand Jury following the conclusion of an investigation by the Alaska State Troopers’ Southeast Alaska Cities against Drugs (SEACAD) Task Force. Jaqua was indicted for one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree for selling heroin to a confidential informant. Jaqua was also indicted for one count of Tampering with Physical Evidence related to Jaqua’s destruction of evidence during a search warrant on his residence in Ketchikan. A $2500 arrest warrant was issued for Jaqua’s arrest.

The Ketchikan Police Department ended a long term operation on February 9th involving the sales of narcotics, which resulted in the arrest of five individuals.

Arrested and charged by the Ketchikan Police:

Randall Blair, 33 years of age, for one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, and one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree.

Sharlene Cannon, 21 years of age, was arrested for two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, and one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree.

Christal Acker, 19 years of age, was arrested for two counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree.

Alexander Karlson, 23 years of age, was arrested for three counts of Misconduct involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree.

Dustin Willard, 28 years of age, was arrested for one count of Misconduct involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree.

All five arrested and charged by the Ketchikan Police were held at the Ketchikan Correctional Center without bail. All five were indicted by a Ketchikan Grand Jury on February 11th.

Editor's Note: Charges are merely accusations and the defendants are to be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Edited by Mary Kauffman, SitNews

Source of News:

Alaska Department of Public Safety
www.dps.state.ak.us

Ketchikan Police Department

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